<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 16):&nbsp;The local automotive industry registered a decline in new motor vehicles sales in September, as consumers adopted a wait-and-see attitude in anticipation of incentives under the Budget 2024 announcement.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>In a statement on Monday, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) reported that the total industry volume&nbsp;declined 6.4% to 68,156 units in September,&nbsp;compared with 72,809 units in the preceding month.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>However, year-to-date&nbsp;vehicle registrations at 571,767 units as of September 2023 were still 11% higher, compared with 514,449 units for the corresponding period in 2022, the MAA said.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“Total industry production recorded in September 2023 (at 69,133 units) was slightly higher, compared with 67,912 units in August 2023,” it said.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Meanwhile, the MAA forecast&nbsp;vehicle sales in October to be at the same level as in September.</p></div>

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