We previously explored the top-selling car brands in Malaysia for 1H 2025. Now, let’s zoom in on the top 10 Chinese car brands dominating Malaysia’s automotive market.
1. Chery Malaysia – Top Chinese brand by a wide margin
With 14,166 units sold in the first half of 2025, Chery leads as Malaysia’s best-selling Chinese car brand. Much of this success is driven by the Jaecoo J7, which registered 5,858 units, making it the best-selling Chinese SUV in Malaysia.
Following closely is the Omoda C9 with 3,365 units sold YTD. Chery’s Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro (combined under “Chery Tiggo” in JPJ’s data) recorded a combined 2,542 units.
The Omoda 5, Chery’s B-segment SUV, also saw strong sales with 2,449 units sold YTD and a notable uptick in June with 445 units sold, defying the month’s sales dip trend.
With the launch of the 2025 Chery Tiggo Cross, Chery Malaysia will likely carry forward this momentum for the second half of the year.
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2. BYD – Malaysia’s best-selling EV brand
BYD secured the second spot with 5,400 units sold YTD. The BYD Sealion 7 leads the brand’s local portfolio with 1,960 units sold, followed by the Atto 3 at 1,701 units.
Though the Atto 3 outsold the Sealion 7 in June, it’s the latter that holds the overall edge. Meanwhile, the BYD Seal sedan posted 679 units, just trailing its archival, the Tesla Model 3 (825 units YTD).
That being said, we reckon that BYD’s sales figures are expected to climb over the couple of months, as BYD will be launching the BYD Atto 2 soon, bridging the gap between the BYD Dolphin and BYD Atto 3.
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3. GWM Malaysia – On steady growth trajectory
Great Wall Motor (GWM) sold 2,224 units in 1H 2025, placing third among Chinese brands in Malaysia.
Sales were primarily driven by the Haval H6 HEV (1,697 units), followed by the Tank 300 (215 units), Tank 500 (112 units), and Ora lineup (200 units combined from Good Cat and Ora 07).
GWM is also gearing up to launch the Ora Good Cat GT and Wey 80, both of which could boost sales in the coming months.
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4. MG Malaysia – Steady progress with wider lineup
MG Malaysia registered 1,146 units from January to June 2025.
The MG5 sedan led the sales with 758 units, while the MG HS followed with 113 units.
As for MG’s electric offerings, YTD sales of the MG4 is at 171 units, while the recently-launched MG S5 EV saw 26 units sold. MG also sold 26 units of the ZS EV in the same period.
Surprisingly, the swanky MG Cyberster that we reviewed recently, saw a total of 51 units sold from January to June 2025.
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5. Xpeng Malaysia is on an upwards trajectory
Xpeng is another EV-only marque, which sold a total of 637 units from January 2025 to June 2025.
Diving into the figures, Xpeng sold a total of 395 units of the Xpeng G6 in the first half of the year, and 242 units of the X9.
6. Denza – Strong showing with just one model
For the first six months of 2025, Denza ranks just below Xpeng with 615 units sold.
Though it trails Xpeng in overall sales numbers, keep in mind that at the time of writing, Denza only offers one model – the Denza D9 EV MPV.
The company has plans to introduce more models in the near future, with the Z9 GT being one of the models that’s expected to be introduced here.
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7. Zeekr – Premium EVs making an impact
Geely’s premium EV arm, Zeekr, arrived in Malaysia back in late-2024 with the launch of the Zeekr 009 EV MPV and Zeekr X EV SUV.
From January 2025 to June 2025, Zeekr sold 457 units of the Zeekr 009 and 73 units of the Zeekr X.
Combined, YTD sales for Zeekr is at 530 units. With the launch of the Zeekr 7X and the introduction of more Zeekr Space showrooms across the country, sales of Zeekr should be picking up over the next few months.
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8. Jetour – Narrowly ahead of GAC
For the first six months of the year, Jetour sold a total of 399 vehicles, while GAC sold 391 units – just 8 units less.
The former sold 345 units of the Dashing and 54 units of the VT9, bringing the total to 399 units.
As for GAC, sales were solely driven by the GAC GS3, which sold 391 units from January to June.
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9. smart – Slow start, but new models coming
smart, a Geely and Mercedes-Benz joint venture, sold 134 units YTD – driven purely by the smart #1 and smart #3. With the smart #5 on the horizon, the brand may see improved sales in the second half of the year.
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