Proton achieved sales of 13,216 vehicles in July this year, which is the best sales month so far this year and the highest sales month since June 2012.
Proton issued a statement today and pointed out that the four models of Proton have become the sales champions in their respective categories. The sales volume of 13,216 units in July this year was compared with 9,623 units in June, an overall growth of 37.3%, compared with 2019. In the same period of the year, 9072 vehicles increased by 45.7%.
Proton's market share in the first seven months of this year is forecasted to be 21.8%, a 6.7% growth compared to the same period last year. With the increase in sales, the sales gap from 2019 has also narrowed to 4.2% (52,294 units vs. 52,499 units), which is significantly higher than 33% of the total industry production (TIV) (239,000 units vs. 347,177 units) The forecast gap is low.
The government’s exemption of automobile sales tax and the increase in consumer demand, my country’s automobile sales rebounded in July and the total production of the automobile industry reached a 13-month high. Malaysian car brands accounted for 63.2% of the market's sales this month, and Proton also benefited from the market's sales trends.
The sales leader in their respective groups is the A-class sedan Proton Saga, which achieved a high sales volume of 5,421 in July. This includes the Proton Saga Anniversary Special Edition launched on July 9. The limited edition of 1,100 vehicles sold out in just 5 days. This is the highest sales volume of this model since April 2014.
The company’s other sales champion, the Proton X70, performed even better, selling 3,087 units. Not only was it the best sales month so far, it also continued to be the best-selling champion in the C-class premium sports SUV category in the Malaysian auto market. The market share reached 25.6%, an increase of 4.3% compared to 2019.
The other two cars are the Proton Persona and Exora. Proton sold 3,043 Persona in July, which is a new sales high since December 2019, and it steadily ranks first in the sales of B-class cars. Exora set a new sales record after August 2016 with 792 units, and its leadership in the C-class multi-purpose car market cannot be shaken.
Rosland Abdullah, Chief Executive Officer of Proton Edar, pointed out: “Proton’s performance in July this year is the new high that we have set after a lapse of 8 years, which has brought positive benefits to the company. For example, we The auto financing arm of the group, Proton Commerce, has approved a monthly auto loan increase of 100% over the previous month. Therefore, we are very grateful to the Malaysian people for their support and give us confidence in sales growth in 2020.”
Source: WapCar
