Proton says that it will continue to focus on X50 production for the Malaysian market before it plans exports of the SUV. The automaker said that strong response from consumers has seen wait times climb to around six months for the car, and the priority is to address local orders.
“Our main priority is to deliver cars for domestic market orders first and to address the waiting times currently faced by our customers,” it told paultan.org in a written response to our questions regarding production plans for the SUV.
The X50 will eventually be exported, the automaker said, and one of the markets it will head on to will be Pakistan, although it didn’t disclose when that market introduction would happen. When it does, it will join the X70 and Saga, which are already on sale there.
Both models are set to be locally assembled from the third quarter of this year when Al-Haj Automotive, its partner in the country, begins local production at its new assembly plant in Karachi. According to the automaker, CKD production in Pakistan will eventually expand to incorporate the X50 once it is introduced there. Presently, the X70 and Saga are being sold in the country as CBU models, imported from Malaysia.
The new plant, which was announced in 2019 and was originally supposed to have begun operations before the end of last year, will have a planned capacity of 25,000 units per year and is expected to create around 2,000 direct employment opportunities within the first three years of operations, with a further 20,000 indirect jobs coming as a result of the formation.
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So waiting period 2 years?
Not focus better fire the whole forecast department
Pisang goreng panass x50 #JomSapotLokal
These models only fit for countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Nigeria, Somalia, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
Your comment gives off a condescending tone. With that logic then this car is also for China, Malaysia and India.
And none of these countries are better than 3rd World countries.
Even if Proton enters the Indian market, who will buy it when you have every major automaker selling.
fit your kampung oso
Pakistan 24,000 units per annum, Nepal 3,000 units per annum, Nigeria 6,000 units per annum, Somalia 1,000 per annum, Bangladesh 10,000 per annum and Bhutan 2,000 per annum.
With your logic – Ferarri and Porche cannot sell to Pakistan, Nepal, Nigeria, Somalia, Bangladesh and Bhutan even if they want to buy bulk lah is it?
Pakistan Zindabad. The Saga is currently the cheapest sedan for sale in Pakistan, hopefully it will end the Suzuki/Honda/Toyota automotive cartel there.
Jaguh Kampung pun tak jadi kenapa pulak merantau jauh jauh. Do it well locally first. Beat perodua first. Proton only sold av 100k cars presently versus Perodua more than 200k per years. U have an enticing china products with price advantage. Tongkat sudah bagi. Apa proton mau lagi? Kerja kuat and just deliver good quality and reliable cars. Then talk about export. Jangan pandang jauh jauh nanti jatuh lubang. Jalan dekat dekat dulu.
Stupid logic. Proton sells at around B/C segment level while Perodua focus on A/A+ segmentation. Surely the cheaper product sells more but ur logic is akin to compare VW & MB sales. Is MB a failing brand for selling lesser cars?
If this how all Malaysian think and create excuses. It will be the very reason to fail again. Think! Having a production capacity of 200k, enticing product and most of all, a golden tongkat. Selling only 100k cars now. Still wanna give yourself a reason to fail?