page_title: Automotive industry in Malaysia
section_title: Manufacturers sales
hierarchical_section_title: Automotive industry in Malaysia / Malaysian automotive market / Annual sales / Manufacturers sales
caption_attribution_description: English: 2013 Mazda CX-5 (KE MY13) Maxx Sport AWD wagon. Photographed in Northcote, Victoria, Australia. Vehicle registration enquiry resultsJurisdictionVictoriaRegistrationZUJ814Chassis codeJM0KE103100207742Engine codePY30249998Compliance date2013-05Year of manufacture2013
context_page_description: The automotive industry in Malaysia consists of 27 vehicle producers and over 640 component manufacturers. The Malaysian automotive industry is the third largest in Southeast Asia, and the 23rd largest in the world, with an annual production output of over 500,000 vehicles. The automotive industry contributes 4% or RM 40 billion to Malaysia's GDP, and employs a workforce of over 700,000 throughout a nationwide ecosystem.
  The automotive industry in Malaysia traces its origins back to the British colonial era. Ford Malaya became the first automobile assembly plant in Southeast Asia upon its establishment in Singapore in 1926. The automotive industry in post-independence Malaysia was established in 1967 to spur national industrialisation. The government offered initiatives to encourage the local assembly of vehicles and manufacturing of automobile components. In 1983, the government became directly involved in the automotive industry through the establishment of national car company Proton, followed by Perodua in 1993.
caption: Mazda experienced a resurgence in the 2010s on the back of strong SUV sales.
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