As well as announcing sales figures for 2022, Proton also revealed that three of its models were segment leaders last year, adding that deliveries of five of the six models in the current range were up 1.5% compared to 2021. increased.
In December 2022, the X50 continued to be the best-selling SUV in Malaysia with deliveries of 3,764 units, setting a new annual sales record of 40,681 units. This represents a 41.4% year-on-year growth for the model and ensures that the X50 rules the B-segment SUV space.
Meanwhile, the X70 topped the C-segment SUV sales chart for the fourth consecutive year, with a total sales of 18,533 units, of which 1,787 were sold last month. According to Proton, sales of the X70 are up 13.1% compared to 2021.
The third segment leader to wear the Proton badge is the Exora in the C-segment MPV segment. The MPV, which was slightly updated in August last year, will sell 4,275 units in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 5.9%.
Other models with year-over-year deliveries include the Saga, up 31.1% to 55,878 (5,913 in December 2022). While the Saga was the model most affected by catastrophic flooding in late 2021, which severely disrupted deliveries — just 76 were delivered in January 2022 — the automaker said it’s important for the A. That’s good news for the No.
Persona sales also rose, albeit only slightly by 1.3%, to 16,357 units sold (2,322 delivered in December 2022), with the company citing chip supply issues affecting production.
As for the Iriz, it continued to be plagued by production supply issues, with sales falling 14.9% to 5,708 units in 2022 (526 delivered in December 2022), down 1,000 units from the 6,708 reported in 2021.