2020 Proton X50 1.5T Executive

Proton has unveiled the 2025 Proton X50 Sport Edition at the ongoing KL International Motorshow (KLIMS) 2024. This limited-run model introduces a new accessories package designed to enhance the look of the B-segment SUV. According to Proton, the limited-edition X50 Sport Edition - based on the X50 Premium variant - will be officially launched next year. While pricing and the exact production numbers remain under wraps, this marks the first special edition offered for the X50 since the facelifted

Proton exceeded the 100,000-unit mark for the sixth year in a row, with 101,489 units sold so far this year. This follows another 12,690 units (domestic and export) delivered in August 2024. After a strong finish in July with 15,103 units sold, August saw a 16 percent decline, the total Year to Date (YTD) numbers also fall about 3 percent short of the 104,602 units sold during the same period (January to August) last year. Despite this, Proton claims its performance has solidified the company’s

Over in Trinidad and Tobago, Proton, partnering with ANSA Motors Limited, has exceeded its 2024 shipment target, delivering 261 units to the Caribbean market. This brings the total number of Proton vehicles delivered there to 366 units since 2023. The partnership with ANSA Motors was established in March this year. Since launching the Proton X50 and Proton X90 in the country, the response from buyers has exceeded expectations, prompting ANSA Motors to set a new sales target of 300 units for the

Autocar reports that Proton is "on the verge of a major global export expansion" that will see the Malaysian carmaker begin or restart sales in several right-hand drive (RHD) markets, reports UK news outlet Autocar. Quoting an anonymous source close to its CEO, Li Chunrong, the report states that the Geely-owned homegrown carmaker could return to the UK, a market the brand was in from 1989 to 2014, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The report also states that "new RHD markets" throughout Asi

The updated 2024 Proton X50 has performed strongly since its July launch, achieving sales of 2,585 units in its first full month, cementing its place as the carmaker's best-selling model so far this year. July 2024's sales figure is its best of any month so far in 2024, with the previous high being in January 2024 with 1,964 units sold then. All this means that it has been a very, very tough battle in the B-segment SUV space. Our previous report on 9-July 2024 showed that the Honda HR-V is the c

Proton recorded 15,103 units in sales (wholesales, including exports) for the month of July 2024, an increase of 37.3% from the month before. Proton regained back its ground lost in June 2024, when sales dropped 12.1% following a planned plant shutdown for what the company described as ‘operational improvement activities.’ Cumulative January to July 2024 sales however, totaled 88,799 units, down 2% from the same seven-month period last year. July’s figure is also Proton’s highest since September