Malaysia Autoshow 2025 attracts RM1.72bil potential sales
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Autoshow 2025 (MAS 2025) concluded its most successful edition yet attracting a record-breaking 294,062 visitors with RM1.72 billion in potential sales, said the Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii).
In a statement today, the government agency said the potential sales was generated from 3,194 vehicle bookings and 1,512 prospective trade-ins, along with an impressive 18,824 sales leads.
"Held from May 9 to 15 at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS), MAS 2025 featured over 200 exhibitors and more than 500 vehicles across 50,000 square metres.
"With the theme "Shifting the Future," this year's show not only broke attendance records but also deepened public understanding of the rapidly evolving mobility ecosystem," it said.
MAS 2025 drew a record 294,062 visitors, a 31 per cent increase compared to 2024, surpassing all previous attendance records on its final day, largely driven by the extension of the event by two additional days.
The event featured 48 new vehicle launches and previews, along with 10,916 test drives on the outdoor track.
"Electrified vehicles (EVs, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles) made up 51 per cent of all models displayed, highlighting the shift to greener mobility," it said.
In a further stride towards next-generation mobility, MARii noted that MAS 2025 also saw the official launch of the Voluntary NxGV Labelling Scheme, aimed at certifying vehicles that meet Malaysia's high standards for sustainability, safety and innovation.
It added that MAS 2025 marked a major regional milestone with the ASEAN Unity Drive 2025, a groundbreaking 10,432-kilometre EV convoy across nine ASEAN nations, officially recognised by the ASEAN Records.
Meanwhile, Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz said as Southeast Asia's second-largest automotive market and the chair of ASEAN this year, Malaysia is in a strategic position to lead the regional push towards green and next-generation vehicle technologies.
"This is very much in line with Malaysia's focus on the development of guidelines to support ASEAN's EV roadmap as one of our deliverables in our ASEAN chairmanship year.
"The success of MAS 2025 is a huge step towards achieving that objective and strengthening the region's next-gen mobility supply chain," he said.
Tengku Zafrul added that while the autoshow has become a platform to drive investment, collaboration, and innovation across ASEAN's value chain, MITI is also committed to ensuring that our SMEs and workforce are future-ready for the opportunities afforded by a more resilient regional e-mobility industry.
MARii further noted that the Malaysia Autoshow will return in 2027, potentially in a new setting to offer an even better experience for visitors and industry players.
"The event will continue to evolve as the premier regional platform for mobility, innovation, and clean transport technologies," it added.
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