Vehicle registration snag due to JPJ’s IP address change, says MAA president
By ALIFAH ZAINUDDIN / Pic By ISMAIL CHE RUS
Some technical glitches in the vehicle registration process had lowered total vehicle sales in July by 3.4% or 1,718 units to 48,553 units from the 50,275 units sold in June.
Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) president Datuk Aishah Ahmad said the snag was due to a change in the Road Transportation Department’s (JPJ) Internet protocol (IP) address, which limited the number of vehicles that can be registered for the month.
“They (JPJ) changed the IP provider, but we think it will be resolved this month.
“We were expecting higher sales numbers, but companies could not register the vehicles in time for the month,” Aishah told The Malaysian Reserve yesterday.
Despite the setback, Aishah said MAA’s full-year total industry volume (TIV) projection of 590,000 units for the year was still reachable.
“The following months will be able to cover the drop, so the target is achievable,” she said.
The tapered sales volume in July marked the second consecutive monthly decline since May, where vehicle sales hit 50,600 units due to new model launches and the Hari Raya festive season offers. In June, sales dipped minimally by 0.6% or 325 units to 50,275 units.
For the cumulative period between January and July 2017, vehicle sales stood at 333,010 units, equivalent to 56.4% of the MAA’s TIV fullyear projection.
Year-to-date (YTD) sales comprised of 299,273 units of passenger vehicles and 33,737 units of commercial vehicles, while vehicle sales for the month of July included 43,524 units of passenger vehicles and 5,029 units of commercial vehicles.
On the production end, total vehicles produced trimmed by 1% to 299,270 units YTD versus 302,060 units in the corresponding period last year. However, vehicle production for July grew 12.4% year-on year to 43,952 units from 39,097 units posted a year ago.
MAA anticipates sales volume for August to be better than July, as a result of ongoing promotional campaigns by car companies and the restoration of JPJ’s “e-daftar” system to fulfil back orders.
As at June 30, 2017, Perodua continued to be the market leader with a 35% share in the first-half of 2017 with a total sales of 99,675 units. This was followed by Honda with 52,527 units, Toyota with 33,723 units and Proton with 33,393 units.
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