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Malaysia's car industry is dominated by two local manufacturers which are heavily supported by the government through National Car Policy e.g. trade barriers. These local manufacturers are Proton and Perodua. [2] These excise duties imposed on foreign manufactured cars have made them very expensive for consumers in Malaysia.
In 2015, Honda surpassed arch-rival Toyota as the best-selling foreign-badged car company in Malaysia. [133] The following year, Honda surpassed Proton to place second overall in the Malaysian market. [133] Honda Malaysia currently assembles seven different models, the highest among any Japanese-badged car company in Malaysia. [132]
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The cars have historically used Daihatsu component designs. Daihatsu held a 20% stake in Perodua at the company's launch, increasing this to 25% in 2001 and then to 35%. [3] In 2004 Perodua started assembling the Toyota Avanza at its plant in Rawang, for sale in Malaysia.
PT TC Subaru as registered all the imported cars as a front-wheel drive cars, while in the reality most Subaru cars imported was an all-wheel drive, which is liable for extra luxury taxes. [40] The Indonesian government lost 1.5 trillion IDR due to the violation, which TC Subaru was ordered to pay before 15 August 2014. [ 41 ]
Proton's sales have recovered slightly since 2008, but their market share is in a current state of decline. Proton has sold over 3,500,000 cars in Malaysia between 1985 and 2013. The first Proton, the Saga saloon launched in July 1985 amid positive reception, but poor sales due to Proton's inability to meet the high demand. [84]
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