New vehicle sales in Malaysia rose by 1.4% to 59,062 units in November, from 55,314 units in the same month of last year, according to data compiled by the Malaysian Automotive Association.
Passenger vehicle sales rose by 1.7% to 49,438 units last month, reflecting intense marketing and promotional campaigns ahead of anticipated price hikes next month following this year's sharp drop in the value of the ringgit.
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Commercial vehicle sales were up by just 0.8% at 6,744 units.
Total vehicle sales in the first 11 months of the year were 0.8% lower at 597,273 units, compared with 601,827 units a year earlier. Of these, 530,166 units were passenger vehicles and 67,107 were commercial vehicles.
