This production achievement has resulted in a registration increase of 13.6% to 144,690 vehicles for the first half of 2023 (1H23) compared with 127,343 units sold in the same period last year.
The Bezza was Perodua’s top seller so far this year with a total of 40,555 units registered between January and June, followed by the Myvi at 32,319 units, the Perodua Axia at 28,199 units.
Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said the higher production and sales performances for the first half of 2023 were due to a better supply of parts as well as improved production efficiency at the company's manufacturing plant.
Bezza.
He said Perodua is on track to meet its 330,000 production and 314,000 registration targets as the compact car company would further improve on its operational efficiencies.
“Among the notable improvements we have made include the faster tact time (the time it takes to produce a vehicle) from 1.35 minutes to 1.25 minutes at our Perodua Global Manufacturing plant (PGMSB),” Zainal said.
On a quarter-to-quarter comparison, Perodua produced 69,013 vehicles in 2Q23, an increase of 1% from 68,316 in the same period last year.
He said the bulk of the production performance of this year so far was achieved in the first quarter of 2023 as Perodua went all out to meet its Penjana obligations.
For the 2Q23, Perodua registered 66,126 units compared with 65,719 units in the same period last year.
Zainal said the company expect both production and sales to continue their uptrend as demand for Perodua vehicles remains healthy.
Axia E.
“For example, our recently launched Axia E was well received and our ready stock of 2,500 vehicles was completely distributed within 48 hours,” he said.
He also noted that there were potential challenges ahead, ranging from potential higher financing costs and intermittent supply shortages while existing bookings were encouraging.
“These challenges notwithstanding, we stand firm on our targets, and we thank our valued customers for their support and patience. Our top priority is to continue reducing our customers’ waiting time as well as further improve our service quality.
“We also thank Bank Negara Malaysia for keeping the overnight policy rate steady at 3% as this would help to ease the financing cost of our customers, who consist of lower income earners,” Zainal added.
