Proton Commerce, a joint venture between Proton’s sales arm Proton Edar, and CIMB Bank announced today that it disbursed a total of 27,288 loans to Proton car buyers in Malaysia in 2023. The figure is a new high for Proton Commerce, rising in tandem with Proton’s recent record of 154,611 units sold – its highest since 2012. This also means that 18 percent of Proton cars sold last year were financed by Proton Commerce. The Proton Saga is the financing arm’s most important model, contributing 61 p

Vietnam's car market witnessed several sales upsets in 2023, most notably by way of Hyundai topping sales charts in their respective segments, reports Autopro.com.vn. Toyota Vios loses out to Hyundai Accent In the B-segment sedan segment, the Hyundai Accent recorded 17,452 units sold, enough to garner it a 34.2% market share in the class. It's a substantial lead of 3,931 units over the second-placed Toyota Vios (2022's segment winner). Point to note however is that their Vios isn't the all-new m

In times of uncertainty, Malaysians are increasingly looking to affordably priced models from Proton and Perodua. Strong demand for national make models is the reason behind a 10 percent jump in October 2023’s new car sales, says MAA (Malaysia Automotive Association). A total of 74,896 units were sold in October 2023, versus September’s 68,156 units. This is the third time this year that Malaysia’s monthly new car sales crossed the 70,000 units mark. October’s number is also the second highest t

Basic information about my car: 2011 Proton Persona Elegance 1.6MT, B-Line Reasons why I bought this car: Prior to gettinga hired purchase for Persona, i have been driving my father's 1997 Proton Iswara for 3 years. The second handed iswara was rarely driven by previous owner and not well maintained. Even though my father patch it up before it was handed to me (looking back I'm really lucky to have my father to cover my first car, love you dad), i constantly had to deal with wear and tear issues

This is an interesting one, as we recently chanced across these two white Proton models somewhere in the vicinity of Ara Damansara. For those keeping track would remember that Proton launched the updated Proton Persona in August 2021 and new Saga in May 2022. So, what’s cooking with these two Proton models seen here? According to sources close to the matter, the Persona and Saga seen here is likely testing new electronic stability control (ESC) hardware for the South African market, as Proton re

A couple of weeks ago, Proton launched the enhanced 2022 Proton Persona. Like the Iriz, the new Persona gets a host of notable improvements, but there’s no crossover-esque variant here. In this article, we will take a closer look and see how much owners need to pay in terms of maintenance and insurance cost for the 2022 Proton Persona over a 5-year period. Also Read: Priced from RM 45k, CVT-only 2022 Proton Persona facelift (MC2) launched, MT dropped Like other Campro-powered Proton models, the