Proton ended 2024 with a total of 152,352 units sold, including exports. The figure is 1.5% down from last year’s 154,611 units sold. This is despite a strong December performance, boosted by 1,131 units exported, raising the month’s total sales to 14,601 units, up 19.7% from November. If sales of Smart-branded cars from its subsidiary Pro-Net are included, the total sales for Proton Holdings, as a group, would have increased by 622 units, to 152,974 units. Proton estimates that Malaysia’s total

Arvind

Jan 7, 2025

XPeng has closed 2024 achieving its best-ever global sales performance delivering a total of 190,068 units throughout the year, marking a 34% increase over the same period in 2023. Key contributors included the XPeng Mona M03 BEV sedan, which surpassed its 50,000 unit mark milestone in just four months since its launch and sales consistently exceeding over 15,000 units sales per month. The XPeng P7+ fastback has been a consistent performer, dubbed the world’s first AI-defined vehicle for integra

Arvind

Jan 6, 2025

Kia Corporation has achieved another global sales record in 2024 recording global sales at 3,089,457 vehicles—a slight increase of 0.1% compared to 2023’s previous record of 3,087,384 units. The Kia Sportage emerged as the company’s top-selling model, contributing significantly to this achievement with an impressive 587,717 units sold globally, accounting for over 19 percent of the company's total tally. Excluding special purpose vehicles, Kia’s sales outside Korea grew by 1% year-on-year, reach

Arvind

Jan 6, 2025

Australia's automotive landscape in 2024 revealed quite a striking trend: hybrid and plug-in hybrid (HEVs, PHEVs) vehicles were the only electrified segments to show sales growth for the year compared to 2023, according to Vfacts data reported by WhichCar. Hybrid sales experienced a dramatic surge, climbing to 172,696 units in 2024, a remarkable 76% increase from the 98,105 units sold the previous year. PHEVs also saw a significant uptick, with 23,163 vehicles sold—a 100% jump compared to the 11

Sanjay

Jan 6, 2025

Despite once promising Proton to not enter the larger and more lucrative right-hand drive (RHD) markets in the ASEAN region, Geely has broken said word by launching its global battery electric vehicle (BEV) model, the Geely EX5 in Thailand in November 2024. In early December, P1’s Chinese parent also announced that it formed a strategic partnership with five prominent Indonesian dealers as it looked to expand into the archipelago. While none of the 5 dealers’ names were mentioned in the initial

CY Foong

Jan 6, 2025