Proton has just posted its best sales performance since 2013 with 141,432 units sold in 2022. This makes it the fourth consecutive year that Malaysia’s first carmaker saw sales growth. However, despite the pair of Proton SUVs getting all the attention, the best-selling Proton car is a lot humbler and basic. 55,878 units of the Saga were sold in 2022 and the total figure includes both domestic and export numbers. This was an increase of 31.1% over the previous year and yet, it only achieved secon

** This article is published on WapCar Community, representing the opinion of users. Click the link below to enter the community for car enthusiasts in Malaysia https://forum.wapcar.my/ Basic information of my car: 2012 Proton Persona Elegance 1.6 Base Line (Auto) Engine: DOHC inline-4, 16 valves Horsepower: 110hp @ 6,500rpm Torque: 148Nm @ 4,000rpm Suspension (Front/Rear): MacPhearson / Multilink with stabilizer bar Reasons why I bought this car I got my car in October 2018, shortly after I had

The Proton Persona (and Iriz too) will be receiving yet another update, having last been refreshed in 2019. This set of photos from Automachi allows us a sneak peek at the facelifted 2021 Persona. Exterior - Persona looks much better Cosmetic changes are new 16-inch, dual-tone wheels (the current range only gets 15-inch units), and a redesigned front bumper. There's a set of nice LED headlights as well, but it remains to be seen if it's standard across the range. We can't really tell from these

Following a surprise announcement on Valentine's Day, Proton has officially brought back the R3 moniker with the 2021 Proton Saga and Iriz R3 Limited Edition, both of which were launched alongside the 2021 Proton Persona and Exora Black Edition. Do they have any other claim to fame other than being your shot at getting a factory-painted black Proton, typically reserved for government use? Let's find out. 2021 Proton Saga R3 Limited Edition - from RM 42k What's new? R3 stickers, window banners, b

Proton is not making any bones about testing the upcoming Proton Persona and Proton Iriz facelifts - we've seen them touring around Malaysia many times, and now we have info that they'll be getting bigger wheels. Last year, both cars were spotted rolling on new wheels and courtesy of our friends at Funtasticko, we've learnt that they're 16-inch units. That's a small size bump from the current 15-inch wheels both cars come with. The wheels are just small part of the facelift exercise. Recall that

Proton recently announced its sales performance for Q1 2020 and despite Malaysia going into a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) in March, the national carmaker still managed to shift 21,757 units. An improvement of 20.4% compared to the same period in 2019. All Proton’s core models saw an increase in sales between 17 to 602% - the latter for the Proton Iriz. While the Proton X70 saw a decline of 48% in sales (attributed to the transition to the locally-assembled (CKD) model and MCO), it st