PETALING JAYA: National carmaker Proton recorded sales of 11,269 units (both domestic and international) in September to bring its year-to-date (YTD) total sales volume to 112,758 units.
As a result, the company remains in second position in the national automotive sales rankings with a forecast market share of 20.1% for the month and a YTD figure of 19.1% for the whole of 2024.
“Total sales for the automotive industry were down in September, historically a slow month, as total industry volume (TIV) is estimated to have dropped to its lowest point in 17 months.
“Early estimates show the number to be at just 56,067 units, which is a reduction of 22.2% from the previous month. The estimated YTD total for TIV however remains ahead of 2023 with a total volume of just under 590,000 units being 3% better than last year,” it said.
Separately, the national carmaker said it sold 1,466 units of its Proton X70 sport-utility vehicle (SUV) in September, to retake its crown as the top selling C-segment SUV.
“The achievement is the highest sales volume for the model since December 2022, nearly double the sales achieved in August this year and is proof of the strong interest from Malaysians for the newest Proton model.”
Proton said the other two Proton SUV models also ended the month as sales leaders.
“After being updated in June, the Proton X50 continued its strong sales performance with another 1,771 units sold. This also allowed it to retain leadership for B-segment SUV YTD sales, a position it has held since its launch in 2020.
“As for the Proton X90, the flagship of Proton’s range retook leadership for D-segment sales with 217 units sold to bring its YTD total to a market leading 2,724 units.”
Another model leading its segment for YTD sales is the Proton S70, said the national carmaker.
“The C-segment sedan remains the cumulative sales leader for the segment and added 1,013 units to bring its total to 14,768 units in its first full year of sales.”
Proton’s best seller continues to be the Proton Saga, which achieved 5,162 sales last month, placing it in second place for A-segment sedans.
Its sedan sister, the Proton Persona, clocked up 1,295 sales while the Proton Iriz had a steady sales month with 345 units sold.
