As the SST exempt period for CKD and CBU drew to a close on 30th June 2022, most car buyers are probably wondering, how much more does my favourite model cost now? Well, if you are looking for a Proton, these are the updated post-SST prices of their model range. Note that at the time of writing - only prices of the Saga, X70 and Exora have been released. Prices of the Iriz, Persona and X50 are expected to follow shortly and will be updated accordingly. SST-inclusive Proton model prices Variant P

With 42,627 units of the Proton Saga and 16,153 units of the Proton Persona sold in 2021, this marks both of Proton’s oldest sedans being the most preferred choice, marking a 51-percent share in their sales volume. The best-selling model was the Proton Saga, with 42,627 units sold. The Saga still trails the Perodua Bezza in terms of sales, but Proton pointed out that the Saga managed to closed the gap with the Bezza. In fact, this sales figure also includes units exported to various parts of the

Seeing that the second Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) was enforced on 13-January 2021, sales of motor vehicles also took a heavy beating. Proton sold 5,964 cars in January, down 29.9% compared to January 2020, capturing an estimated market share of 18.5%. This marks a 1.0% drop in market share compared to the same period last year. The best-selling Proton model was the Proton Saga, with 2,583 units delivered in January. The Proton X70 continues to lead the C-segment SUV category with 1,082 uni

If you grew up in the ‘80s, you would know that our first Proton Saga was developed from the Mitsubishi Lancer Fiore. A couple of months ago, I shared that the Proton Saga had not one, but two little known distant American cousins – the Dodge Colt and Plymouth Colt. It is only fitting for the post to be followed up with story of Malcolm Bricklin, a name of you will not find in Proton’s official history, the man who promised Dr. Mahathir that he will make the Proton Saga into one of the top-10 be

The first Proton Saga rolled off the company’s Shah Alam plant on 9-July 1985, driven out by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Painted in blue and bearing registration number Proton 1, the car was presented to the late Sultan Iskandar, who was then the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, whose family still keeps the car until today, still in its original paint and steel wheels. On August 28th, prices of the Proton Saga were announced – the Saga 1.3S sold for RM 17,575 while the 1.5S,

The Proton X70 made headlines over and over in early 2019 when it was first launched to the Malaysian market. It was a massive success for Proton to say the least. A year later, Proton experienced a 48% drop in sales for the Proton X70 with a total of 4,145 units sold within the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year. But it’s not because the interest in the X70 has dwindled, in fact, it’s far from that. The drop in sales is attributed to the transition to the locally assemb