UMW Group Q3 2022 sales report out; almost 90k units sold

KUALA LUMPUR: The sales report for the third quarter of the year is out for UMW Group and it reveals a pretty good picture. With a total of 93,972 units sold, both UMW Toyota and UMW’s associate brand, Perodua, registered higher sales compared to Q1 and Q2 2022.

Both Toyota and Perodua, during Q3 2022 fulfilled their outstanding orders which proved to be a big contributor to total sales figures.

Dato’ Ahmad Fuaad Kenali, UMW Holdings Berhad President and Group CEO said, “The demand for both UMWT and Perodua remains strong, as evident from the encouraging sales registered in 3Q 2022. Furthermore, the outstanding bookings for UMWT and Perodua remain robust, and both companies will continue to intensify production to hasten delivery to our customers. Supported by an improving supply chain and barring unforeseen circumstances, we are confident of achieving our sales targets for the year. We would like to express our appreciation and thank you to our customers for their continued support of our products and services.”

Let's now look at Toyota and Perodua sales performance in a bit of detail -

Toyota

• In the first nine months of 2022 (Jan - Sept), the automaker sold a total of 70,872 cars. Thus, representing a 54 per cent hike over the previous year (46,118 units)
• In September 2022 alone, Toyota Malaysia sold 9,233 cars, thus making it the highest sales month of the year up till now
• Compared to the last quarter (Q2 2022), Q3 2022 showcases a 6 per cent hike in sales (from 23,464 to 24,961)
• Best-selling models for the quarter include Yaris, Vios, Hilux, and Corolla Cross

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Perodua

• Perodua’s year-to-date sales (Sept 2022) stand at 196,354 units which when compared to last year’s same-period figure of 119,093 units represents a 65 per cent increase
• In September 2022, the brand experienced a slight low with 24,626 deliveries over last month's 26,039 deliveries
• Production-wise, September 2022 proved very productive with 29,077 units

Overall, the first nine months of 2022 proved pretty good for the UMW Group with a total of 267,226 units delivered. This registers a 62 per cent hike over the same period last year.

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