Proton year to date sales up by 12.5% - 56,297 units

Proton year to date sales up by 12.5% – 56,297 units https://t.co/kJGHzgcFrz

Proton has announced a 12.5% increase in year-to-date (YTD) sales, shifting 56,297 units compared to 50,091 units in the same period last year. The national carmaker’s sales performance is aligned with an improved YTD total industry volume (TIV) of 1.8% in 2017 compared to the same period last year. This is despite the significant slump in September due to the number of public holidays. “Proton is fortunate for the planning of its Saga and Persona launches in August and September 2016, respectively. With the upgrades done on both cars, we have gained traction in car sales, largely contributed by both Saga and Persona, making up 42.7% (24,061 units) and 27.4% (15,448 units), respectively, for Proton’s overall car sales, year-to-date,” said Abdul Rashid Musa, vice president of sales and marketing of Proton. “Both these cars also performed much better than 2016 with an increa...

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