PETALING JAYA: Bermaz Auto Bhd (BAuto) expects the overall performance of the group for the financial year ending April 30, 2026 to remain challenging.

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said inflationary pressures, ongoing uncertainties in geopolitical conflicts and weaker global growth are expected to impact the overall Malaysian economy.

For its first quarter ended July 31, 2025, BAuto’s net profit plunged to RM8.28mil from RM70.22mil in the previous corresponding period, while revenue dropped to RM491.28mil from RM846.18mil a year earlier.

BAuto said group revenue declined by RM354.9mil (-41.9%) largely due to lower sales volume in the domestic operations for certain Mazda and Kia vehicles, which are nearing their end of product life cycles and aggravated by the highly competitive market conditions such as the influx of Chinese-made vehicles with their low pricing strategy.

“The current quarter under review includes revenue contributions from its XPeng domestic operations which commenced in the second quarter of financial year 2025 (namely, in August 2024)."

BAuto added that profit before tax declined by RM78.8mil (-80.6%) as compared to the preceding year corresponding quarter, largely due to lower sales volume.

“In addition, the group recorded share of losses from all of its domestic associated companies in the current quarter, which were also impacted by lower sales volume, as compared to share of profits in the preceding year corresponding quarter.” The group added that it had also accounted for the expense relating to its employees’ share scheme amounting to RM1.2mil in the quarter under review as compared to RM2mil in the preceding year corresponding quarter.

BAuto declared a first interim dividend of 0.75 sen single-tier dividend per share, to be paid on Nov 5.

The group said new generation models will only be available in two years. “As an interim measure, the group had on Sept 3, 2025 launched two new Mazda models for the domestic market namely, the Mazda CX-60 and Mazda CX-80 PHEV.

“These models were well received by consumers, with the positive bookings and sales registered during the pre- and post- launching. The Group is also receiving strong bookings for its Mazda3 1.5L model which is targeted to be available by end October 2025.”

Citing the Malaysian Automotive Association, BAuto noted that the total industry volume (TIV) in July 2025 of 70,057 units was 27.7% higher (15,194 units) than in June 2025 (54,863 units) largely due to a full working month of 23 days in July 2025 and low production base in June 2025 due to the Hari Raya Haji holidays.

“Cumulative TIV as of end July 2025 of 443,777 units was 4.6% lower (21,175 units) compared to the same period last year of 464,952 units.” In the Philippines, Bauto said the Department of Finance had reported in August 2025 that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) registered a growth rate of 5.5% for the second quarter of calendar year 2025.

“The Philippines economic outlook for 2025 is expected to remain positive with a GDP growth rate of between 5.5% to 6.5%,” said the company.

Read Bermaz straight realize who's the problem.

Rely on cx5 thats why

tell you alot about their sales isnt it.....

price to premium + lesser feature compared to its competitor, lao sai lor

stop selling mazda

Sell ccp car only - profit $$$$

now CCP car mcm only byd and chery sell like hot cake, xpeng also mcm so so, unless they wana bring in another brand :X

Economy is not good also

mazda is a good car only the management are really pariah , thats why sales keep on loasai !

the latest model CX 60 at least worth the money , the only problem is they only manage to bring in 3 years later compare to other countries , this is like selling iphone 14 when people already selling iphone 17 !

Decrease your profit margin to gain market share. Or you want to be price exclusive and losses out to China cars. Your call Maizutda


owai

wait for tan chong wuling

Good job Malaysian, inb4 all hate the 100k km warranty capped clause as well the compulsory accessories to be paid at rm2k+ if buying them

mana ada not good, car sales very gooding

Sell Xiaomi car 👀😀

For its first quarter ended July 31, 2025, BAuto’s net profit plunged to RM8.28mil from RM70.22mil in the previous corresponding period, while revenue dropped to RM491.28mil from RM846.18mil a year earlier.

- Seriously gais that kinda catastrophic drop in just a year is very very alarming wohhh

This is going the path of Tam Chong Nisan al Ghaib edi

wtb rx7 rm3.5k loan form ready.

CCP car = proton. 20% market share.

Deswai my father always say, don't have such a big head, dont wear such a big hat.

selling cars that practically haven't changed much since 10yrs ago. now launch premium model somemore. premium model=low volume. destined to die. well they themselves have ccp brand now

jgn persoal, outdated 3yr old mazda tapao cheap unreliable CCP cars

becoz no Dynamic Force ...

Please make Miata RM180k....

need to look under the radar LOL, not sure what brands are there now LOL

Wait for china cars to have problems with their petrol / petrol+hybrids 2 to 3 years down the line. And continue selling japanese cars.

They just need to be patient.

JENAMA JEPUN MAHAL SANGAT... KASI Murah la Atok Vincent dey

inb4 botak recommend

THIS!
For years they have been screwing Malaysian Mazda fans.
Selling out dated models with missing features!
FAFO!
Now wanna cry FAMA & buat surprised Pikachu?!

As a Kia owner fuck bermaz. They themselves were the first company to bring in the ev6 but priced it at 360k. Then all the Kia line up all mahal Gila and didn't even think to bring in the cheap k3 or the premium k5.

Now cry fama

Overpriced basic car what do u expect?

ccp cars: sendiri gila pricing dont blame me ah

For its first quarter ended July 31, 2025, BAuto’s net profit plunged to RM8.28mil from RM70.22mil in the previous corresponding period, while revenue dropped to RM491.28mil from RM846.18mil a year earlier.

Do not seem to have the patient to last so long.

But but Mazda say sales number of cx60 hit higher than what they expect

Cannot, they previously mentioned mazda is positioned as premium brand same as bmw and merc

As a mazda owner, their car is solid. But not worth the price in the current market. Imo

Ya wor. K3 K5 is sell-able in singapore. why they dont want bring these into malaysia.

This post has been edited by genesic: Sep 12 2025, 10:15 AM

because it is CBU and although 3 years later , still worth buying considering the spec and price ,just psychologically will feel a bit boh song cause people already drive 3 years , now only malaysian can drive. CX 80 probably wont sell much cause they again think people s0hai !

Kia management is another pariah , KIA sedan is nice but they so s0hai die die want to bring in suv only !

Bermaz is greedy, look at Kia, a very good mainstream brand but they sell it like it's a bimmer. Bring in picanto for rm40-50k to fight Axia, you'd see it's all over the road. They thought people would think bermaz = luxury so they only sell expensive models, but nobody buys an expensive Kia unless it's your second or third Kia.

Conclusion, fuck bermaz for burying my favourite brand.
Now I got recond cars and never look at new cars since. The value proposition of reconditioned cars are actually very good if you look past the taxes you'd have to pay.

look at the cx5, how many years selling same thing?

and still with that old HU, other countries have had an updated dash for 5 years

The current CX5 has been selling for how many donkey years liao? minor FL also got two or three times if i can recalled.

Yes, they really should relook into their business module. Sell Kia like sell Mazda. Sure fail.

Bimmer also sold with discounts. Nobody buys BMW without discount or else he/she is Dai Lan Ngong.

What is your current recon car and how much? I don't dare to ask gafung prices in kuching as I don't know how much money I'm looking at

bring in sportage after dont know how many years in the market and advertise like this is a new car , really sei s0hai !

Xpeng also cannot sell well.
Should strip their distributorship

Bermaz machem biasa… only sell the expensive Xpeng models…

Those hotcakes selling cheaper Xpeng Mona03 sedan pricing around rm100-120k dont want to bring in….

It's biasa. This the same management from CX5 heyday cannot change and adapt. Same like Tan Chong.

Need to replace the head otherwise it will keep spiraling down.

Bermaz is like Tan Chong 2.0

I notice most of the Mazda buyers in the past are Chinese, after Chery and GWM masuk and start CKD their SUV, their price is much cheaper and all the potential buyer sway away from Mazda

Itu CX-5 2.0 high spec pun mau 160k, some more screen so small, but no doubt Mazda handling is better lah.

This. The problem is they are not bringing in the latest specs, yet they are selling at premium price. Even Mazda Indonesia has better specs car than here. They should follow whatever japan/australia market are offering then only people will start buying again.

based on my friend who bought her Xpeng G6, itu sales agent macam no sense of urgency, after sign loan agreement the car handover time keep delay, then walk in their show room at Glenmarie pun macam tak minat to layan u

Indeed.
Nowadays I cannot tell apart their cars. And with the influx of Cn cars, Mazda's design seems to have lost its "wow" factor.

mazda 3 2.0 they are selling around 160 K , really think people s0hai, no matter how much people lke mazda car , this type of price is not buyable !

anyone bought the mazda 3 1.5?

Now all shifted to Jaecoo. The value proposition is stronger there.
Handling of course Mazda, but amoi no care all these. Janji screen can rotate and can view map on big screen - Ok jalan

Itu Mazda 3 is CBU, that's why more expensive. If they do CKD with price RM140k, sure ada buyer punya.

BAuto management not only compete with CCP car manufacturer, they have to fight with recond car dealer also.

yea normal driver won't care much about handling. Their wallet save RM30-40k by buying Jaecoo and Omoda car.

When the Chinese start competing in your industry, same thing will happen. Hardly anyone can compete with them in price.

mazda design never change like 50 year old car model...haha

I notice only at Malaysia we kena screw by the japanese car manufacturer especially Toyota and Mazda, UMW didn't bring in dynamic force engine while Thailand has it, only a generation later baru ada. Among all probably Honda didn't do that since they have direct stake in it. But now Honda sales also drop because of their famous steering rack and CVT gearbox issue.

They treat consumer like bodoh, then CCP come in and give in everything and price it competitively, then Bermaz baru kpkb.

Similar situation like in China, dulu mau beli Audi/BMW/Mercedes Benz (BBA), oh u kena tambah this and that accessories baru kasi u priority and fast delivery, betul betul lansi. When EV car rise and more and more china brand pop out, most of the potential buyer sway away from BBA and move towards Tesla/Xpeng/Zeekr/Avatr and never look back. Now BBA is slashing price like crazy in China to win back market share.

Alphard SC AGG30 (old model), 220k.
Depends on your budget, they have a lot of different cars to suit every budget.

Was looking at harrier but, what the heck, Alphard seems easy to maintain and lots of customizing options. Parts are pretty cheap as a lot shared with Camry. Air cond filter is the same as vios, to give you an idea.
Not having to rely on service centres saves me a lot of my time, and no worries about warranties because there is none.

Send the car for absorber service, change the damping rate then it handles bends quite well, change the brake then it's a competent and reasonably quick car. You could never do these with new car.
Post 2020 Alphard comes with English UI, AACP so no need to change the HU.

Mazda 3 1.5 selling at rm149k.. Gila ke apa

I don’t think it’s the manufacturer that screw the Malaysian market, but rather the local distributor themselves. If market like Indonesia/Philipines which generally have lower buying power could get best specs car, why Malaysia can’t? Simply because they want the fullest profit margin they could get. In the end, their stupidity lose the market. Toyota only recovering after UMW start following what Honda brought in and stop taking buyers for granted.

This post has been edited by blanket84: Sep 12 2025, 11:18 AM

fk up service
the next nissan

go die la conti wannabe.
m40 so banggala with their cx5. lol

Wanna sell at premium price tag need rebrand kot
Toyota x Lexus
Honda x Acura
Nissan x Infiniti
Volkswagen x Audi

So..
Mazda x Matsuda
Kekwa

They have to adjust the price. CX5 120k, Mazda 3 at 100k will sell like hot cake.

lol...mazda 3 100k its be like asking x50 50k, myvi 30k, axia kasi free.

realistic wise, mazda 3 120. cx5 start 130~135 for lowest spec.

Thanks to competition from Chinese automakers , other brands will get cheaper otherwise kena tutup lah.

Hopefully when ckd EV r available, we will be able to get 50k to 80k EV to give ICEV a run for their money.

Anti China fans would tell u they prefer reliability/premium brand over extra features.

I support competition

now we are talking lel

I support. Miata supposed to be a fun to drive convertible, come here becomes harga yahudi

This post has been edited by MasBoleh!: Sep 12 2025, 12:35 PM

Mazda nice to drive. But everything feels dated. The screen. Also very expensive.

Hype the luxury but in the end it's still a car.

Legacy carmakers r no longer spending big on advancing ICEV tech. Waste of money.
Different story for EV where we will see great improvement in battery n motor tech to tackle all the anxieties. Hence prices will get cheaper.
It is also easier to have EV as robotaxi, so each household will need to own less cars thus relieving our finances.

This post has been edited by MGM: Sep 12 2025, 06:18 PM

majda = the better bmw of asia

sell less means more exclusive

yes...Miata is suppose to be cheap, fun to drive...

Yes! I realised i forgotten to type out "affordable"

Cannot sell the 2.0, make it 1.5, but price higher than rival with Turbocharge engine

On this, hat off to CPP car. They bring the features that customer want. Be it Japanese, the features are excluded for us, this for 360 camera on any Honda Malaysia cars, same goes for Blind spot monitoring, here don't have, US already put this as opposed Outdated Lane watch.

Now random Honda SA can give 5 figures rebates for all model

Bagilar 50K rebate ...sure sales go up

Sorry...the "cheap" is affordable...not cheapskate cheap..

mazda can bring back Autozam

I just bought CX30 full spec last year, not because I dont like China cars or EV but give maybe another 5 more years see how. Next car probably will be an EV

Also Bermaz is very slow to react to market. CX60 tease so long to launch but end up 2.5 engine when all prospect buyers are looking forward to 3.3, Mazda 3 2.0 sell so expensive even if CBU now desperate bring in 1.5 with much lower price to gain some sales. CX5 facelift CKD they take out the larger screen which other markets get, same for CX30 still on 2nd refresh when other markets already on 3rd or 4th refresh. Same story for Kia, after taking over from Naza for like 5 years so far only 3 models? Wtf

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 12 2025, 01:55 PM

BAuto said group revenue declined by RM354.9mil (-41.9%) largely due to lower sales volume in the domestic operations for certain Mazda and Kia vehicles, which are nearing their end of product life cycles and aggravated by the highly competitive market conditions such as the influx of Chinese-made vehicles with their low pricing strategy.



eh eh , but them cbk also bring in XPENG what? why they blame chyna cars?

buy yes, see who behind bermaz also , know already what's the main problem

This post has been edited by JimbeamofNRT: Sep 12 2025, 01:53 PM

They got Xpeng Deepal distributorship also what

Itu Deepal nowhere to be seen LOL

Sendiri selow je

This post has been edited by DogeGamingPRO: Sep 12 2025, 01:56 PM

this

medicore car market it with premium price, complain that other medicore car market at cheaper price taking their sales..

Problem is Bermaz still think they are at early 2010s or 2020s when their only competition is T and H. Mazda does drive and feels better than T and H (and its still better than many C brands), that time people dont mind spending a bit more to get it

Now with so many choices which give more for less, that strategy obviously not gonna work anymore. T and H could care less since they have the brand loyalty, but not Mazda since its always seen as just an alternative, and it's not the only alternative anymore in the current market

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 12 2025, 02:10 PM

who?

You tell that to their management see what happens. They will say I eat salt more than you eat rice. I sell Mazda that time you still wearing diapers.

double post

This post has been edited by ameliorate: Sep 12 2025, 02:12 PM

As a former Kia owner under Naza i thought Bermaz would be better when they took over. Manatau just left pocket masuk right pocket.... (Not surprising also lah looking at the family connection)

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 12 2025, 02:27 PM

mazda is in a weird position. T and H not just brand loyalty, but they are targeting different customers. those who looking for fuel saving, practical daily car (those are what they sell most). Mazda on the other hand like what u say, ppl maybe buy it for say "drive better", yes, still fuel saving, but they lose out on spaciousness of the interior and the confortness on uneven road due to suspension is aim "to drive better". then there are also tech stuff they missing out. as ppl age, their priority change, they may opt for more spacious and comfort related cars.

an for new gen, there is now option like EV and etc around those price range, can the car market is more dynamic with diff manufacturer having car aim for different markets.

Wta, those mazda owners especially older generations, easy to find spare parts? How expensive compared to T H?

hmmm they got old stock can give me 30% discount or not ?

Mazda is a small brand and its unrealistic for them to match the volume of T and H. They do have the answer for these issues (newer models like CX60, EZ6, EZ60 etc), but as always Bermaz is the problem. Slow to react and take action. By the time they launch the model people already flock to other brands

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: Sep 12 2025, 02:43 PM

In KL and Selangor easy, can find specialist workshop for Mazda also (not SC). Parts slightly more exp than T and H unless OEM

next year tarak CBU EV tax exemption, i don't know how they can sell their XPeng

A lot of CBU EV also die wor.... unless they CKD