PETALING JAYA: Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd’s (Perodua) sales jumped 33% to 46,385 vehicles from 34,865 vehicles for the first two months of the year.
Year-to-date, its production jumped 32.95% to 51,134 units from 38,460 units.
The carmaker said the increase was due to improved efficiency in terms of production, better financing facilities to Perodua dealers, and greater communications both within the ecosystem as well as with Perodua customers.
“While there are still ongoing challenges with the supply of semiconductor chips, cost increases – among others but despite these challenges, we managed to see double-digit growth in our production and sales, for this, we thank our partners for their dedication,” Perodua president and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said.
He said demand for Perodua vehicles has also remained healthy so far and Perodua is ramping up production to meet that demand.
“As a result, the average waiting period as of 28 February is now between 2.5 months and 8 months. Of course, this timeframe is subject to the model, variant, and colour.
“That being said, we apologise to our customers and thank them for their patience. We will try to further improve our production and registrations in the months to come,” Zainal said.
Moving forward, he said the outlook for the automotive industry and Perodua are positive given that the current economic situation remains stable.
“The current focus now is labour stability, especially for the automotive suppliers to ensure that production can be improved. We also hope that the policy makers continue to engage with the ecosystem on future changes in policies that may impact the industry” he added.
