KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 (Bernama) — The UMW Group recorded encouraging automotive sales for June 2023 with the registration of 31,222 vehicles as both UMW Toyota Motor (“UMWT”) and UMW’s associate company, Perodua continue to deliver its outstanding orders. The Group’s automotive sales increased by 12% to 193,349 units for the first half of 2023, from the 173,254 units registered in the same period of 2022.
UMWT registered 8,669 units in June 2023, 8% higher than the 8,004 units delivered in May 2023. Year-to-date June 2023, UMWT registered 48,659 units, recording a 6% growth compared with the 45,911 units registered in the corresponding period of 2022. The all-new Toyota Vios, which was launched in March this year, followed by the Corolla Cross and Hilux were the top-selling models in the first half of 2023. UMWT unveiled the all-new Toyota Innova Zenix on 21 June 2023, which has received encouraging orders. On top of the Internal Combustion Engine (“ICE”) offering, the model is also available as a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (“HEV”), expanding its product offering into the electrified vehicle space. It has also started order taking for the all-new Toyota Alphard and Toyota Vellfire recently. To further strengthen its order book, UMWT is offering special promotions for the purchase of selected Toyota models in July 2023.
