Car sales to see mild recovery in 2017

By 2020, 10 million people will call Greater KL home, translating to one out of every three Malaysians living in KL and surrounding suburbs. As it is, traffic in some areas can only be described as gruelling. Tempers flare and drivers feel trapped, stewing in their cars. By the time we get to the office, we are already tired

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian car sales are expected to recover in 2017 with a forecast growth of 1.8%, according to BMI Research.

The research house is expecting a mild recovery in passenger car sales next year as economic activity in Malaysia gradually picks up, and the negative effects of the goods and services tax (GST) subside.