Proton closed the month of June with 10,999 units delivered (domestic and export), down 12.1 percent from May which saw 12,522 units sold. This follows a one-week plant shutdown for scheduled operations improvement activities. Proton's total sales for the first half of 2024 closed at 73,696 units, down 4.9 percent from the same period in 2023, which saw 77,321 units sold. However, Proton's forecasts Total Industry Volume (TIV) in June to be lower than any of the prior months this year. An estima

Twelve months after flood related supply issues suppressed sales at the beginning of 2022, national carmaker Proton enjoyed its best start to a year since 2013. With 11,681 units (domestic and export) sold in January 2023, sales have grown by 162.3% year-on-year, resulting in the company comfortably retaining second place in the sales table. Proton's market share for the month is estimated to be 22.9%, an improvement of more than 12% year-on year and over 3% better than its market share figure o

The knock-on effect of the severe flooding in Selangor at the end of 2021 were crystalised in January 2022 for national car maker Proton. After ending the previous calendar year with its highest annual sales figure since 2014, volumes for the first month of the new year have dropped due to a lack of available stock. The company sold 4,453 units (domestic + export) in January, a reduction of 25.3% from the same month in 2021 and equivalent to an estimated domestic market share of 11.3%. Parts sup

Proton has just launched the 2020 Proton X50 in Malaysia, with prices starting from RM 79,200 for the base X50 1.5T Standard, before topping out at RM 103,300 for the 1.5 TGDi Flagship variant. While the Proton X50 may sit a rung below the Proton X70, the X50 actually features a newer, more sophisticated infotainment. Proton offers two version of the infotainment on the Proton X50: an 8.0-inch system and a larger 10.25-inch system. Both systems run on Geely Smart Ecosystem (GKUI) software, more

At long last, Proton has confirmed the launch date of the highly-anticipated Proton X50. As seen on Proton’s Facebook page, they have confirmed that the X50 will be launched on 27-October at 10:50 am via Facebook livestream. So far, Proton has given the media two previews of the Proton X50 – the first at its Tanjung Malim plant and another round at the Sepang International Circuit. At the same time, Proton has also organized preview sessions for potential buyers across the country. To recap, the

If you have been following our page, you would know that the Proton X50 has been awarded a maximum 5-star rating by ASEAN NCAP. As the Proton X50 is structurally similar to the Geely Binyue donor car, one can say that this is the first right-hand drive crash test for the Geely Binyue. However if you study the ASEAN NCAP’s test report in detail, you will realize that the Proton X50’s scores is actually lower than the Perodua Aruz and 2020 Honda City – 86.54 points for the Honda City, 86.49 points