The target is 9% higher than the 220,163 units sold in 2020, the car maker said.

Perodua vehicles accounted for 41.6% of the total industry volume of 529,434 units last year, selling 66,330 Myvis, 59,651 Axias, 56,996 Bezzas, 22,494 Aruz, 14,691 Alzas and one other model, it said in a statement today.

Perodua president and chief executive Zainal Abidin Ahmad said 2021 would be a year of recovery thanks to the government’s extension of the sales tax exemption to end-June 2021, the recent Covid-19 vaccine developments and continued demand for all Perodua models.

With the estimated recovery of Perodua’s sales volume, the compact car maker is expected to purchase a record RM6.5 billion worth of locally-sourced components in 2021.

“We are also looking to increase our stock by boosting our production target to 272,000 vehicles this year, which will be the highest in our history. This increase will replenish our stock to ensure brisk delivery this year,” he said.

Perodua’s 2021 production target represents a 23% increase over the 220,968 units manufactured in 2020.

With all its models having over 90% local parts content, the car maker remains the biggest buyer of automotive components in Malaysia.

Zainal also said Perodua was expecting its car servicing sector to grow 20% to 2.4 million units this year from two million units in 2020, comprising both current and new customers.