KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's vehicle sales rose 25% last month from a year earlier, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) said. The increase in petrol and diesel prices this month will affect sales in June, it said.

Sales of cars, vans and sport utility vehicles increased to 47,931 units in May from 38,327 vehicles in the same month last year, MAA said in a statement yesterday.

Sales last month were 4.7% lower compared with April because of "lower consumer confidence due to rising costs and inflation,'' it said. - Bloomberg