With that, year-to-date sales for the first four months of the year are at 49,702 units, which is 39.8% higher y-o-y. Proton says that it’s the only top-five ranked brand in Malaysia to see growth in April, which grew its markets share to an estimated 20.4%. That’s good for second place in the sales table behind Perodua and ahead of non-national leaders Toyota and Honda.
April was a bit of a comedown for the auto industry. Short month aside, the end of deliveries for orders placed during theThe Malaysian carmaker says that its X50 is the best-selling B-segment SUV with 2,644 units delivered in April. Proton also claims segment sales leadership in the B-segment sedan market and the C-segment MPV market . The other non-segment leading contributors are the Saga , X70 and Iriz .
On the export front, Proton had its best month of the year in April with 187 units shipped. YTD exports are at 603 units and a big chuck of that was the Saga , followed by the X50 and X70. “Proton’s exports for 2023 has been slow to reach the expected volume due to several external global economic factors. However, we remain positive about our overseas sales prospects this year and are actively working with our partners to raise the profile of the brand as well as promote our intelligent products,” said Proton deputy CEO Roslan Abdullah.