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In the final performance report of Malaysian National Automotive Policy 2014 (NAP) released by Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysian total automotive sales reaches 666.465 thousand units, up 1.63% from 2013. In the past 2 years all sorts of Malaysian cars dropped 12% in average price. The average price dropped 5% in 2013 and 7% in 2014, benefiting 72.5% of customers.

Take Malaysian top car maker Proton for example, its car model "Proton Saga" dropped 13% in price. Perodua Kancil, the 2nd largest Malaysian car maker, dropped 11% in the price of model "Myvi". Japanese Honda dropped 17% in the price of model "Jazz". The Malaysian government hopes to lower average price by 20% by 2017. The government will establish an automotive industry council led by Ministry of International Trade and Industry, with members across government and industry representatives. The council will be a good platform to understanding the industry's opinions and feedback to automotive policies. The council plans to hold the first meeting before the end of March.