Geely has announced it has produced its 100,000th Galaxy E5 on January 29 this year. This comes around five months after the brand’s electric SUV went on sale in China in early August 2024. The Galaxy E5 has a Malaysian twin in the form of the Proton eMas 7, which went on sale here in December last year.
According to CarNewsChina, deliveries of the Galaxy E5 averaged around 15,000 units. In 2024, 77,685 units of the electric vehicle (EV) were sold to customers, with 40,000 units delivered in the first 85 days of its launch. Within 100 days, the number increased to 50,000 units and later to 60,000 units in 119 days.
Pricing for the Galaxy E5 currently ranges from 109,800 to 145,800 yuan (about RM68k to RM90k) across five variants. Two powertrains are offered in China, both with the brand’s Aegis lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.
The first has a 49.52-kWh battery that is good for a CLTC-rated cruising range of 440 km and paired with a front electric motor rated at 218 PS (215 hp or 160 kW) and 320 Nm of torque. Meanwhile, the second option gets a higher-capacity 60.22-kWh battery for a CLTC-rated 530 km and the same electric motor. The 0-100 km/h time of 6.9 seconds and top speed of 180 km/h are the same for both powertrains.
In terms of charging, the Galaxy E5 needs 7.5 hours (49.52 kWh battery) or nine hours (60.22 kWh battery) to get from a 10-100% state of charge (SoC). With DC charging, it takes 20 minutes to get from a 30-80% SoC for all variants.
By comparison, the eMas 7 was introduced with a special launch price of RM105,800 and RM119,800 (normal price RM109,800 and RM123,800) for the Prime and Premium variants respectively. The powertrain specifications are similar to the Galaxy E5, with the same electric motor being used for the Prime and Premium.
The Prime’s 49.52-kWh battery offers a WLTP-rated range of 345 km (410 km NEDC), while it is 410 km (470 km NEDC) for the Premium. Proton quotes a 10-80% SoC charging time of 4.9 hours (Prime) and 6.1 hours (Premium) with an 11-kW AC input, while DC charging from a 30-80% takes 20 minutes for both variants (80 kW Prime, 100 kW Premium).
The Malaysian carmaker announced just a few days ago that the order books for its first EV is close to 4,000 units, with most opting for the range-topping Premium. Several days before that, the company extended the special launch pricing to the first 6,000 customers instead of 3,000 customers previously – the target is to deliver 1,000 units by the end of February this year.
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Rm40k difference between China vs Msia price. How come Proton is “the RHD” hub for Geely?
Miti Dan kerajaan mungkin “Masih tidur”. Kalaulah kereta CKD tanpa localisation of parts boleh Jual lebih murah Dari CKD dgn localization, maka industri automotive part Di Malaysia akan gagal. Oleh ITU miti Dan kerajaan perlu buat analysis kenapa begitu??? Bersama dgn pemain industri automotive perlu kaji bagaimana boleh berdaya saing dgn pesaing Dari negara ASEAN kalau bukan china
Kan itu MITI sudah kata support AP cronies terus terang – kata tanpa AP kereta EV jual di sini tak ada safety macamlah AP lagi pro dari pembuat kereta dan NCAP.
It’s a test bed and now success then go to all RHD market directly , why use P brand instead of the original G brand ..this rebrand scam need to stop
As u can see in china one model can sell 100k unit in 5 mths. That’s the reason why they can have so many model updates and variants. They hv the economic scale which proton cannot compete unless proton’s part supplier went into Geely supply chain. They must be competent and wiling to fight tough costing challenges. Think long not short term gain.
The Malaysian government should buy back the Geely shares in Proton and get a new and trustworthy partner that does not cheat or lie like a bad spouse.
Who do you think will want or suitable for Proton?
Volkswagen – now in trouble in Germany
Stellantis – avoid at all cost. The worst of the big 3
Nissan – On life support. Also after what happened to their CEO…
Honda – Asked to marry Nissan by Japanese Gov
Mitsubishi – Proton’s previous partner, no way
GM – will kill non-profitable brands. Already killed Holden in Australia. Concentrating on American pickups
Ford – Concentrating on American pickups
Toyota – already have P2
Other China makes – In China all the brands are fighting tooth and nail with each other and China makes now have more recognition than Proton. I don’t think it will be different than Geely
Tata – after what happened to Jaguar, no way
Suzuki – Maybe got chance, but Suzuki rather come in as Suzuki as their model range is very niche
Which partner would that be? Dieselgate VW or safety scandal Toyota Grp or struggling Stellantis or Nissan-Honda-Mitsu group?
we just looking from the outside, I doubt Geely want Proton to fail after pumping so much money into Proton. I think Geely have tried their best to make proton work over the last 5yrs. Proton have tried patnering with Mitsubishi, Renault and do on its own – all with meh results, maybe it is time to reflect and look at the mirror.
Relook within the company and it’s supply chain partners. Perhaps open the supply chain to foreign supplier partially plus pushing local supplier to go international supplying to Geely. Meanwhile continues to develop foreign market. Don’t understand estimate Indian market. Middle east market? Or nearer to us Thai and Indonesia market. Hard but need grit your teeth and fight on
Proton as national product scam continues ..it’s all helping China GDP by putting a badge without any export from Malaysia but import all from China
If Proton was your company – how would you turn it around without tongkat from Government other than price protection? Continue to pour millions of your own money and get poor quality cars (ie return to Gen2, Savvy quality standards)?
I don’t think this madani government will pour in any more public funds.at most some protection rendered for foreign EV to priced above rm100k, that’s all. Proton as a private entity must find it’s own way to survive. They could do research or study on how to improve our automotive parts competitiveness study with government or related agency. Seeking to understand the cost, and means to be regionally competitive… I bet by just waiver of income tax for local parts maker it will not be enough. Single payment incentive also will not last. It is time these part makers understand the meaning of competition and strive for cost efficient… Perhaps raw material like steel tax waiver.. more effective measure. Something government can afford as long as the raw material is purely for automotive part manufacturing
Explore Sri Lankan market since they are now open.. for small car I supposed. Affordable too