New vehicle sales in Malaysia plunged 8.3% year on year last month to 43,944 units.

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The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said the figure was up from the 41,135 vehicles sold in April, helped by a 16.6% jump in sales of locally made cars.


Sales of imported cars dipped 4.5% from April as a result of an unexpected increase in interest rates on hire-purchase loans, AFP reported, citing association data.


Sales of motor vehicles totalled 203,760 in the first five months of the year, 11% lower than this time last year.


MAA forecast sales at 480,000 units for the whole of this year, down from 548,115 in 2008.

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