An Analysis of Factors that Affecting the Number of Car Sales in Malaysia

Rabiul Islam, Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani, Bobby Kusuma and Eric Teh Yew Hong
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Rabiul Islam: School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani: School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
Bobby Kusuma: School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia,
Eric Teh Yew Hong: Department of Economics, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.

International Review of Management and Marketing, 2016, vol. 6, issue 4, 872-882

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic variables and number of car sales in Malaysia. The main objective is to determine the factors that affecting the number of car sales in Malaysia. This research covers the time period from 1985 to 2014. The analysis methods that have been applied in this study include descriptive statistics, multiple regression statistics and correlation analysis. The findings shows that gross domestic product has positive relationship with the number of car sales in Malaysia, while interest rate, unemployment rate and inflation rate have negative relationship with the number of car sales in Malaysia. The findings were consistent with the previous findings done by other researcher

Keywords: Car Sale; Gross Domestic Product; Interest Rate; Unemployment Rate; Inflation Rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J6 L81 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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