For the month of July 2018, Proton posted its strongest sales numbers for the last 30 months with 8,102 deliveries to local and export customers – a 31% increase from the month prior (June). The company attributed the encouraging performance to customers looking to take advantage of the current “tax holiday” as well the resumption of export activities.
The national carmaker also forecasts its market share to increase for the third consecutive month to 11.7% of total industry volume (TIV) in July, according to data from the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
Both the Saga and Persona continued to be popular among car buyers, with sales of the former breaking past the 3,000-unit barrier for the first time in 2018. Meanwhile, 2,221 Persona cars were delivered for the month, marking a breach of the 2,000-unit barrier since May 2017.
“July was a very good month for Proton as we had achieved our highest volume not just for 2018 but also for the last 30 months. We know that a big factor in boosting sales is the current tax holiday period with zero-rated GST prior to the implementation of SST in September but the numbers also prove that Malaysians are opening their eyes to the attractive buying proposition offered by the current range of Proton cars,” said Abdul Rashid Musa, CEO of Proton Edar.
We are therefore hopeful of carrying over this momentum even after SST has been introduced as we gear up for the launch of our first SUV later in the year,” he added. Proton’s delivery of 8,102 cars in July will also see the company donate RM81,020 (RM10 per car) to Tabung Harapan Malaysia following the RM61,730 contribution in June – the initiative will run until the end of 2018.
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Meanwhile, p2 sold 117100 cars for the 1st 6 months of 2018, which is about 19500 cars a months.
Pipu buys P2 becoz its cheap, not becoz its gud.
Pipu buys P1 becoz they prefer Life Value over Regret Value.
Sales figures show that 30 million people trust Perodua. I rather trust 30 million people than 1 frustrated cybertrooper who condemns Perodua all the time.
Fantastic, Perodua sells 220,000 cars vs Proton 50,000 cars.
Where u get that 30 million figure from when 30 million is the number of population in MY, including babies. U saying that babies owns and drives P2 cars as well?
I rather trust an honest testament from an owner (https://paultan.org/2018/03/08/proton-persona-one-mans-tale-of-love-at-first-sight/) than the lies of a frustrated Toyota salesman crying in the corner.
I rather trust sales figures. Common sense will tell you babies cannot buy cars but then again, you are unable to think.
Sales figures do not lie. Poor Proton salesman
Sales figure dun lie, but ur lying thru ur teeth when u claim even babies sapots P2. Nobody is as bodo as u lar.
Selling bras and panties is more lucrative than selling cars, ok? But still fail. U want Proton to sell diapers for babies?
axia and bezza is neck and neck with Saga VVT, while myvi and alza is in the same price segment with persona.
stupid john saying perodua is cheaper. it is, the axia 1.0 base spec without radio and alloy wheels. what do you expect?
Pipu dun buy P1 coz its not cheap and no gud. Pipu has no regret buying P2. Base Saga is not that safe either.
Haha so p2 SA so afraid and kencing . Dun steal my nick
If the things is empty spec and still cost that money considered expensive. Not cheap
p2 is just rebadge, nothing to proud. Anybody can sell lot of cars if rebadging a Mercedes and sell a p2 price.
OMG, can anybody re-badge a Merc & sell at P2 price ??!! U are joking Right !?
This is one of the most stupid statement i ever heard from P1 fanboys. Pls do it if u can. I’m waiting for ur Mercedes at P2 price.
No matter what people say, p2 is clearly the big winner now. People bash bash bash p2 but still p2 winner so how? Lols.
How what? It is cheap of course can win
Proton cheaper than Honda still lose to it. Why Proton cheap still can’t win?
New myvi high spec cheaper than high quality spec pesona but why myvi wins?
Saga high spec slightly cheaper than axia high spec, both under 45k why still can axia win? Still myvi oso win. So how now? Lols.
Why compare sedan with hatch? Compare iriz with myvi pls
Huawei outsolds Apple. Does it make Huawei a winner and Apple a loser? Lolz!
Yap yap yap. U sell more u win.
Hahaha! Try telling that to Apple.
Apple still makes more money, so how can it be a loser? Proton on the other hand…
Skoda outsells Toyota in EU. Are you telling us that Skoda is a worthier brand compared to Toyota? Lols.
And Toyota outsells Skoda in Japan. What are you trying to say? Lol.
How does Japan compares with whole of Europe? Japan is a singular country while Europe is a union of nations with their various auto brands. Toyota would best be compared with VW, but even their sub brand Skoda, outsold Toyota here. Thats a testament that Toyota is just not hot outside of Asian markets.
Then SST comes in, sales drop..proton put the blame on new govt
proton gooder kualiti yet cheaper than tin Milo
“Aishah said concerns regarding the impact of SST is the reason why the association has revised its total industry volume (TIV) forecast of 590,000 units to 585,000 units for the year. She said that the surge in demand from June to August is expected to be offset by slower sales in the final quarter of the year.”
https://paultan.org/2018/07/19/maa-reiterates-that-car-prices-set-to-increase-with-sst/
MAA alredi blames new gov.
Gr8 job P1! Continue the push onwards but dun rest on ur current perf! Keep in mind Boyue will be coming in at Oct so hurry up and get ur 3S centers up and running ASAP. Alredi 69,000 pipu are waiting with bated breath to know more about this car. The whole nation is watching u.
Proton, Geely > all
Hope Geely can be turn Proton’s Tanjung Malim become a manufacturing hub for ASEAN and other Left Hand Drive market.
Manufacturing hub for Right Hand Drive you mean?
Lynk & Co right-hand drive models could be built at Proton’s Tanjung Malim plant
Ayoyo brader .. all brands sales up lar. Gomen effort ie GST 0% NOT YOUR EFFORT daaaa …
U forget that from start of this year until now, P1 sales have been positive month to month except for Feb when most every other brands drop as well. Certainly theres no 0% GST on Jan, Mac, Apr, May. This is P1 efforts.
Most of Proton orders are Government orders. Early in the year, Ministries and Government Departments order their cars.
Infact, in every year, PDRM alone orders about 8000 cars from Proton
Again claiming majority for P1 sales was from gov fleet but PT burst that fake news bubble when they repoted 97.5% sales came from retail end customers.
https://paultan.org/2018/01/08/proton-sales-result-end-2017/
Arent u bored of repeating fake news just to be caught out again and again?
You trust Proton sales figures? This is the same company that lied and lied and lied and it took Li Chunrong to expose that their suppliers were overcharging Proton
I am sure you know better than believe Proton’s claims. Otherwise they won’t be bankrupt
PDRM orders 8000 cars per year. Sparco orders 10,000 cars per year to lease to Government departments. Please refer to purchase orders by PDRM and SPARCO
That alone is 18,000. Total sales 50,000.
But above you claim Government sales is ONLY 2.5%
Is 18,000 out of 50,000 2.5%?? Your maths must be very bad.
I trust PT news articles unlike ur made up numbers of gov purchase. Pls show proof at least lar.
Oh yeah, I trust the guy who today in PT said all commercial vehicles use Ron 97 and hawker prices have gone up because lorries use Ron 97 petrol
Oh yeah, I trust the guy who here says rental equals to outright purchase. Lolz!
Spanco orders about 10,000 cars from Proton every year to change their aging Proton fleet cars.
Government pays over 222 million just to rent these cars. Belum kira service. Service is another 300 million per year.
https://paultan.org/2015/06/17/govt-paying-rm-222-million-rent-proton/
Rent ≠ outright purchase
What else is new with proton? They even blameand insult Malaysian consumers by asking ” what do you know about car?”
Incorrect. That was what P2 said to that expert German car engineer when he told them the dangers of their Optitron meter unable to tell drivers their headlights not switch ON.
you are right ioma…good one! lolz
Why reply own dupe?
Pls keep PT clean john, people are fed up with your lies
You seem to have a knack of creating other fake names whether be Yusof or Kunta or whatever. The readers here are wiser and fed up with your pack of endless lies.
Did john gave u a candy or share his breadcrumbs left over by his master?
Why you claim other people are me when you accuse others? Typical double standard
If i were proton, I would ask Tun M for SST tax to be waived…
If Khazanah can lose RM80 million for selling lingerie, how much do u think Proton will lose for having the same type of pipu governing it? It’s not the tax that matters but the same Nasi Lemak mentality that matters. Donating to Tabung Harapan won make Tun forgip Proton for what it did to him.
Attention. Pls beware that John always posting the fake comments to every article. Not only that. Pls also beware that Resident John Salesman who press multiliking for other people comments about Perodua and other brand. For now onwards, If John do this again for the next article. Pls ignore him. Not only that, I will duplicate this comment
True. John is a Proton Salesman
Freedom of speech and expression of everyone must be fully respected .
Seems like Bose, Coco , John May 9 Nangis , John otak Batu and p2macai are all Perodua Salesman also from observation,
Majority who buy P2 not because they like it but it is cheaper to own and to maintain. Off course, the Perodua service centres are way better off than Proton service personnels.
Our Malaysian Nasi Lemak mindset normally think that a Lot of people who buys must be good which is not but suit their pockets only.
Puhlezz! As if we dont know the shenanigans you Toyota salesmen are doing to flog ur dead horses here. At least john put links and searchable facts. If you want to see fake comments look at the one above who kept repeating the untruth that Proton sales relied on Gomen fleet sales. Sorry if we dont buy ur fake news or ur dead horses.
Coming from yet another suspiciously sounding fake account, yeah we believe ya.
Fully sapot the comments from my bros above!
Hahaha! Lolz! Next u will claim that other pipu r me. Yeah yeah yeah..
The company attributed the encouraging performance to customers looking to take advantage of the current “tax holiday” as well the resumption of export activities.
PROTON acknowledges in the very first paragraph that the increase in sales is due to the tax holiday. They never said they are better than or worse than anybody else so it’s a report on what they did last month and why they achieved it. They also acknowledge there will be challenges ahead after the introduction of SST and they’re trying to deploy countermeasures to soften that blow. Is that wrong? They’re also looking at exports as a growth engine for future volumes and you have to say for a company playing in this market space, that’s the best move they can make.
PROTON are in an odd position where they have to compete against Perodua for volume but their future product range is aimed at competing against the Japanese and Korean brands. Try to win both ends of the market and you might end up with nothing. But they’re trying to right the ship and while there will be lots more short term pain they have a plan to make the future better.