INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE

  1. Details of Approved Projects

Automotive Industry

2009
(RM mill.)

2010
(RM mill.)

% Change

2011
(RM mill.)

Total investments

702.6

2,223.8

216.5

3,320.1

Domestic investment

405.6

1,807.6

345.7

2,536.4

Foreign investment

297.0

416.2

40.1

783.7

* Refer to motor vehicles, coachwork, motorcycle and parts

  1.  Exports
Sub-Sectors Export

2009
(RM mill.)

2010
(RM mill.)

% Change

2011
(RM mill.)

(i) Motor Vehicle 662.0 888.8 34.3 786.5
(ii) Motorcycle 20.2 21.2 5.0 28.7
(iii) Components and Parts 4,071.6 4,998.0 22.8 5,175.1

Main Exports

  • Steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes for tractors
  • Multi-sourcing parts for vans and four wheel drive vehicles falling within heading no. 8704
  • Ambulance, with spark-ignition engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc
  • Bumpers and parts thereof, for tractors
  • Pedals and crank-gears, and parts thereof, for bicycles designed for children

Major Export Destinations 2011

  • Motor-Vehicles
    1. Passenger Vehicle
      1. Thailand (RM171.1 mil.)
      2. Indonesia (RM104.0 mil.)
      3. China (RM86.2 mil.)
    1. Commercial Vehicles
      1. Singapore (RM35.4 mil.)
      2. Philippines (RM34.2 mil.)
      3. Australia (RM28.4 mil.)
  • Motorcycles
    • Iran (RM13.1 mil)
    • Greece (RM6.4 mil.)
    • Indonesia (RM2.2 mil.)
  • Components and parts
    • Indonesia (RM585.2 mil.)
    • Singapore (RM340.5 mil.)
    • Thailand (RM331.6 mil.)
  1. Imports
Sub-Sectors Export

2009
(RM mill.)

2010
(RM mill.)

% Change

2011
(RM mill.)

(i) Motor Vehicle 7,871.6 11,438.3 45.3 10,852.5
(ii) Motorcycle 267.9 368.4 37.5 435.5
(iii) Components and Parts 7,536.5 8,798.5 16.7 8,322.1

Main Imports

  • Ambulance, with spark-ignition engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc
  • Other vehicles, with compression-ignition engine, g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes
  • Other than parts and accessories for tractors
  • Ambulance, with spark-ignition engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc
  • Multi-sourcing parts for vans and four wheel drive vehicles falling within heading no. 8704

Major Sources of Imports 2011

  • Motor-Vehicles
    1. Passenger Vehicles
      • Japan (RM3,597.5 mil.)
      • Germany (RM2,128.8 mil.)
      • Thailand (RM910.3 mil.)
    2. Commercial Vehicles
      • Thailand (RM1,041.2 mil.)
      • Japan (RM1,305.1 mil.)
      • China (RM280.5 mil.)
  • Motorcycles
    • Thailand (RM206.1 mil.)
    • Japan (RM96.5 mil.)
    • Indonesia (RM42.8 mil.)
  • Components and parts
    • Thailand (RM1,836.8 mil.)
    • Japan (RM1,737.3 mil.)
    • China (RM713.3 mil.)
  1. Domestic Market Segment
  • Production

Segment

2009
(units)

2010
(units)

Change
(%)

2011
(units)

Total

489,269

567,715

16.0

533,515

Passenger cars 1

447,002

522,568

16.9

488,261

  • Manufacturers

316,348

367,160

16.1

358,344

  • Assemblers

130,654

155,408

18.9

129,917

Commercial vehicles

42,267

45,147

6.8

45,254

  • Manufacturers

5,000

6,228

24.6

4,221

  • Assemblers

37,267

39,919

7.1

41,033

Source: Reclassified, based on data from Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA

Note: 1 Include vans, multi-purpose vehicles, sports utility vehicles and four-wheel drive vehicles

  • Sales

Segment

2009
(units)

2010
(units)

Change
(%)

2011
(units)

Total

536,905

605,156

12.7

600,123

Passenger cars 1

486,342

543,594

11.8

535,113

  • Manufacturers

316,051

345,738

9.4

338,591

  • Assemblers

170,291

197,856

16.2

196,522

Commercial vehicles

50,563

61,562

21.8

65,010

  • Manufacturers

4,446

6,001

35.0

3,093

  • Assemblers

46,117

55,561

20.5

61,917

Source: Reclassified, based on data from Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA)

  1. Employment

Based on Monthly Manufacturing Survey conducted by DOS

Description Employment (person)

2009

2010

% Change

2011

Motor Vehicle 23,403 24,513 1.1 24,785
Motorcycle 5,927 6,193 6.0 6,565
Parts and components 22,921 22,525 -2.1 22,042
TOTAL 52,251 53,231 0.3 53,392

Source: Department of Statistics