Malaysia’s two national carmakers have tightened their grip on the market this year. According to the road transport department (JPJ) registration data, Proton and Perodua together accounted for 62.6% of the 715,879 new vehicles registered from January to October 2026, their highest combined share since 2003 (66.6%), and up from 59.6% in the same period last year.
The two are heading in opposite directions, though. Perodua is still by far the biggest brand with 276,042 registrations, or 38.6% of the market, but that is 4.6% fewer than a year ago, when its share was 41.6%. Proton has registered 172,322 vehicles, up 37.7% from 125,120, for a 24.1% share, its highest since 2011 (26.2%) and up from 18.0%.
