The government yesterday announced 100% sales tax exemption on locally assembled cars and 50% exemption on imported cars from June 15 to Dec 31.
Speaking to FMT, Malaysia Automotive, Robotics & IoT Institute’s chief executive officer Madani Sahari said the “tax holiday” incentive would encourage consumers to expedite their decision to buy a car instead of prolonging it. MARii was previously known as the Malaysia Automotive Institute. However, he advised buyers to make their purchasing decision based on affordability despite the tax exemption, saying that buyers should also include used cars as one of their purchasing options.