Sales of motor vehicles in April fell 10.6 percent from a year ago, trade association figures showed today.

The Malaysian Automotive Association said motor vehicle sales in April was also down 2.3 percent from March to 34,322 units.

In the passenger car sector, sales of national cars fell 16.10 percent year-on-year to 24,786 units but that of foreign vehicles grew 6.80 percent to 2,772 units.