Another month, another month of positive sales results from Proton. The carmaker has announced that it sold 11,935 units in September, the second highest monthly total in 2020 so far. That is 4.9% higher than in August and 33.6% higher year-on-year versus the same month last year.
The nearly 12k units sold also made it the fourth consecutive month of positive y-o-y growth. Cumulative sales for the year is now at 73,607 units, which is 4.3% ahead of last year and equivalent to an estimated 21.6% market share. That places Proton second in the Malaysian automotive sales table behind perennial leaders Perodua.
Just like in August, Proton is claiming sales leadership in three segments. The X70 is still the overall SUV market leader and the model posted its second best sales month of the year with 2,849 units. The Persona sedan and Exora MPV are also sales leaders and with three months to go, Proton is expecting both to end the year in top spot.
“With total industry volume (TIV) exceeding 50,000 units for a third month in a row, Malaysia’s automotive market has achieved a measure of stability post movement control order (MCO). At Proton, we are relieved and confident as our results are showing consistency, as we have beat our monthly sales numbers from the previous year. This is a clear indicator of a return to a sustainable sales volume,” said Roslan Abdullah, CEO of Proton Edar.
The carmaker has been in the news lately for the soon-to-be-launched Proton X50. The B-segment SUV has racked up over 20,000 bookings in the two weeks that order books have been opened, and this is despite no official mention of pricing, not even estimated figures. With the launch of the X50 expected to happen this month and deliveries following soon after, the new model will contribute to Tanjung Malim’s 2020 sales tally.
“Proton would like to thank all its customers for the tremendous interest shown in the Proton X50. We are pushing to ensure fulfilment over the last three months of 2020, while continuing to emphasise product quality,” Roslan added.
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Proton 2020
July – 13216
August – 11378
September- 11935
Honda mana?
Proton sales in September – 11,935 units, predict market share 22%.
Predict September sales for other car brands:-
Perodua: 20,615 units
Honda: 7,052 units
Toyota: 6,510 units
Nissan: 2,712 units
Great. Congrats Proton. Keep it up.
That’s the reason why proton is getting successful and becoming excellent automotive company soon. Which proton always care about people and ensuring that service and spare parts will be better. Unlike, Honda is not even excellent company which honda spare parts always got problem and focusing on business but not caring for their customer lives which honda malaysia always too greed. Especially honda SA always attacking other brands including proton with fake feedback. That’s the reason why everyone all buy other brands instead of buying honda
The exora quietly soldier on with significant demand. Rather than rebadging the jia ji (which may lead to significant price increase), perhaps proton should do one major upgrade of the exora by raiding geely parts bin again. A new drivetrain (the 1.5 MPI turbo + DCT/auto box) n enhanced safety (6 air bags n esp) should make the exora a winner again at least for this short term.
discontinue it better
Exora was and still is a very handsome MPV. Just let down by poor engine and transmission.
From that first picture, sorry to say that the Persona looks really really ugly. I am just telling the truth.
It may not be a real looker but rarely does hatchbacks turned sedan do anyways. It is still amongst the better looking ones.
It’s not targeted at market segment that cares so much about aesthetics.
If such shape yield better interior space, boot space, so be it. Those are what matters more, and Persona does offer pretty well.
Please make sure your spare part and QC were in place… Quality of Proton cars getting worst, worst part is spare part supply were not adequate!!! Makes people who wanted to make warranty claim difficult!
Rise from the ashes.
That’s the reason why proton is getting successful that already rise from losses and becoming excellent automotive company soon. Because local workers from top to bottom all are useless and terribly poor working attitude that deserved to be get ‘goreng sotong’ and get sent back to kampung and tanam jagung. Especially, Berukdua is not even crap company – but terribly bad company which their junk vehicle and spare parts always got problem and focusing on sales and profit but not caring for their customer lives with their tin coca-cola body shell and weak chassis, furthermore they always being too greed – even temperature gauge which is one of basic instrument also fail to provide. Especially Berukdua SA not just always attacking other brands including proton with fake feedback and also kencing their customers that their junk cars contain Toyotaik DNA , they even insult their customers that promptly asking for manual version with ‘Stupid’ or ‘Idiot’ words. That’s the reason why everyone all buy other brands instead of buying Berukdua, but still Berukdua selling well because it’s cheap not because it’s good.