Malaysia

Last modification: 30 Aug 17
Introduction: 

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. It consists of 13 states and 3 federal territories.

Chapter 1: Economic and business environment

Demographics

30,331,010

Capital

Kuala Lumpur

Major cities

Johor Bahru, Ipoh, George Town

Languages

Malay (macrolanguage) (ms-MY), English (en), Chinese (zh), Tamil (ta), Telugu (te), Malayalam (ml), Panjabi (pa), Thai (th)
English remains an active second language with its use allowed for some official purposes.

GDP

9,766.17 USD (2015)

Unemployment rate

3,5% in 2017

Main industries

GDP Composition by Sector:
- Agriculture (9.1 percent)
- Industry (41.6 percent)
- Services (49.3 percent)

Industrial Production Growth Rate: 15.5 percent

Industries: Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical technology, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging, timber processing; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging

Currency

MYR Malaysian ringgit

Interest rate

3,70%

Inflation

4,40% in 2017

Chapter 2 : Automotive market, segments & sales

Total Car park

361 cars per 1000 inhabitants

New vehicle registrations (Cars, LCV, Trucks)

New Car Sales 2015 : 617,749

Top 5 brands (total market)
  1. Proton
  2. Suzuki
  3. Daihatsu
  4. Mazda

Chapter 4: Taxation & legislation

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Chapter 5: Car policies

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Chapter 6: Funding methods

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Chapter 7: Fuel

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Chapter 8 : TCO components

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Chapter 9: Safety, insurance and telematics

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Chapter 10: Environment

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Chapter 11: Mobility

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Chapter 12: Key trends to watch

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