Proton has introduced its gross sales efficiency for February 2021. The nationwide carmaker delivered 11,873 models (home and export) final month, which was 5,909 models (or 99%) greater than that managed in January, when it offered 5,964 models.
In comparison with the identical month final yr, quantity has grown by 19.9%, although the general whole of 17,837 models for the primary two months of the yr is 643 models, or 3.5%, behind final yr’s cumulative whole of 18,480 models. The corporate added that the month was its finest February in over a decade, and estimated its market share to be at 27.1%, the best for the corporate since September 2013.
The Saga – which grew to become the primary Proton mannequin to go on sale in Kenya on February 25 – continued to guide gross sales for the model, with 4,217 models delivered final month. Deliveries of the X50 amounted to three,345 models, whereas 1,475 models of the X70 have been registered final month.
Elsewhere, the automaker claimed that the Persona regained management within the B-segment sedan class, with 1,818 models delivered, whereas Exora gross sales for the month totalled 361 models and 650 models of the Iriz have been delivered in February.
“February continued to be a troublesome month for Malaysia’s automotive trade, but it surely turned out very nicely for Proton. Due to the efforts of the federal government to make sure a continuation of financial exercise throughout the MCO, we have been in a position to produce extra vehicles and in so doing began to clear our backlog of orders. That is vital as we have to persistently ship on the bookings made to keep away from a rush earlier than the Penjana incentives expire on the finish of June this yr,” mentioned Proton Edar CEO Roslan Abdullah.
“The automotive sector continues to be vibrant with thrilling new mannequin launches positive to spark shopper curiosity andcreate wholesome competitors amongst Proton and different manufacturers, however we are going to proceed to be cautious at the same time as we push ahead to keep away from an infection charges flaring up once more and disrupting operations,” he added.
