April Vehicle Sales Unit Is Dropping Due to Chip Shortage
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revealed a drop in number when total sales in April 2022 have gone 23 percent lower than March 2022 which recorded from 73,222 to 56,213 units were sold.
The numbers are influenced by shortage of chips and components whereas due to shipment interval also has impacted several companies.
However, car brands such as Honda also has reported to experience issues such as delays in deliveries and customers may not be able to receive their new Honda vehicle before the resumption of Sales & Service Tax (SST) due to the production cut.
With the ongoing concerns that landed in automotive industry, MAA expected to have the similar situation in May as well.
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JPJ Running Numbers
KUALA LUMPUR
VQQ9557
SELANGOR
BSN4490
JOHOR
JYT4137
PULAU PINANG
PSA6256
PERAK
APG967
PAHANG
CFF8337
KEDAH
KGE8161
NEGERI SEMBILAN
NEJ8037
KOTA KINABALU
SJQ8463
KUCHING
QAB4203N
Last updated 19 Mar, 2026
Fuel Price
Petrol
RON 95
RM 2.59
+0.05
RON 97
RM 3.15
+0.05
RON 100
RM 5.00
VPR
RM 6.23
Diesel
EURO 5 B10
RM 3.04
+0.05
EURO 5 B7
RM 3.24
+0.05
Last updated 26 Feb, 2026
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