In the month of September, Proton have seen the sales figure raise to 10,380 units, which helps Proton to retain its second place in Malaysia’s automotive sales table. This translated to a market share of 23.9% from the estimated Total Industry Volume (TIV) of around 43,500 units. Year to date market share currently stands at 23%, comparing favourably with last year’s closing figure of 20.7%.
Among the model sold in September, the Proton Saga lead the way with 3,907 units sold, which is the leader in its segment. Proton’s SUVs continued to be strong as deliveries of the two X[1]series models accelerated to catch up with demand. Both models lead their respective segments as 2,431 units of the Proton X50 were delivered in September while the C-segment Proton X70 continued to lead its class with 1,577 units. Overall, 27,312 units of SUVs have now been sold by the company in 2021, which accounts for 37.4% of the overall YTD sales of 73,017 units. 
The newly launched 2022 Proton Iriz and Persona meanwhile posted a strong first month of sales. With production affected by a shortage of components, PROTON still managed to deliver 1,440 units of the Persona and 749 units of the Iriz, which features a new Active variant.
With all states in Phase 2 or higher of the National Recovery Plan, all PROTON outlets and service centres have now reopened nationwide. While operations remain governed by strict SOPs to limit the physical number of people on site, fully vaccinated customers are welcome to visit showrooms to view and test drive the company’s range of offerings.
