KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd’s (Perodua) production and sales for the first half of 2023 (H1 2023) have increased by 17 per cent and 13.6 per cent, respectively.
In a statement, the local carmaker said its production grew to 153,813 vehicles in the first six months of 2023, compared with 131,641 units in the same period in 2022.
It resulted in a registration growth of 13.6 per cent to 144,690 vehicles for H1 2023 compared with 127,343 units sold in the same period last year.
The top-sellers between January and June were the Bezza, with 40,555 units registered, followed by the Myvi (32,319 units) and the Axia (28,199 units).
President and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Zainal Abidin Ahmad said the higher production and sales performances were due to better supply of parts, as well as improved production efficiency at Perodua’s manufacturing plant.
“Perodua is on track to meet our 330,000 production and 314,000 registration targets as we will further improve on its operational efficiencies.
“Among the notable improvements we have made include the shorter takt time (the time it takes to produce a vehicle) from 1.35 minutes to 1.25 minutes at the Perodua Global Manufacturing Plant,” he said.
On a quarter-to-quarter comparison, Perodua produced 69,013 vehicles in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023, an increase of 1 per cent from 68,316 in the same period last year.
Perodua registered 66,126 units Q2 2023 compared with 65,719 units previously.
“The bulk of the production performance of this year so far was achieved in Q1 2023 as Perodua went all out to meet its National Economic Recovery Plan (Penjana) obligations,” he said.
Moving forward, he said Perodua expects its production and sales to continue on an uptrend as demand for its vehicles remain healthy.
However, he said, while existing bookings are encouraging, there are challenges ahead, including potential higher financing costs and intermittent supply shortages.
“These challenges notwithstanding, we stand firm on our targets and we thank our valued customers for their support and patience. Our top priority is to continue reducing our customers’ waiting time and further improving our service quality,” he said.
— Bernama
