Vehicle sales up 53%

PETALING JAYA: Total vehicle sales rose 53% year-on-year to 67,659 units last month, as car companies continued to fulfil bookings received prior to the expiry of the vehicle sales tax exemption on June 30, 2022.

The jump in performance was also due to less-than-ideal economic conditions last year, where businesses were just starting to recover from the Covid-19-related lockdowns, said an analyst.