. With this, the carmaker’s year-to-date sales is now at 90,647 units, which is significant because it is the earliest the company has breached the 90,000-unit mark since 2012.first seven months last year
According to Proton’s internal data, total industry volume is estimated to be 64,864 units for July 2023, which is 29.9% more than the July 2022, while the YTD figure is said to be 12.9% above the same period last year. The Persona is also doing well in the B-segment sedan market, with Proton stating 14,533 units have been sold in the first seven months of this year. The figure represents a 107.1% increase compared to the same period last year, and 1,953 units were delivered in July 2023 alone. The company adds that the Persona is on track to exceed total sales recorded in 2022 as early as the end of August this year.
Meanwhile, the fourth-ranked B-segment hatchback in the country is the Iriz with a YTD figure of 4,708 units and 676 units sold in July 2023. Lastly, 881 units of the X70 were sold last month, bringing its YTD figure up to 6,997 units.