National carmaker PROTON registered a 13.6% growth rate in sales against the previous month with 12,522 units (domestic and export) sold in May this year. Sales for the first five months closed at 62,697 units cementing the company’s second position in the overall national automotive sales ranking sales table with a forecast market share of […]
National carmaker PROTON has unveiled the PROTON S70 R3 racing car developed by its motorsport arm, R3 Motorsports at the 2024 Malaysia Autoshow, held at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Selangor (MAEPS). The Proton S70 R3 marks Proton R3’s first all-new racing car since the Proton Saga R3 in 2019, heralding the brand’s return to […]
PROTON New Energy Technology Sdn Bhd (PRO-NET), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd and distributor of New Energy Vehicles, proudly announces an electrifying contest. Malaysians are invited to participate in decoding and guessing the brand name of our latest PROTON EV. The PROTON EV Brand Naming Contest signifies our readiness for the […]
Proton announced that it sold a total of 11,025 vehicles in April 2024, representing a 17.1% growth rate over the same month in 2023 with 9,415 units. As a result, total sales for the first four months of 2024 also closed stronger with 50,175 units, higher than the 49,702 units sold from January to April […]
Proton recently opened its research and development (R&D) centre in China last Saturday to strengthen its collaborative efforts with its existing partner Zhejiang Geely Holding Ltd (Geely) in a move to complement its existing facilities in Malaysia. Located within the Geely Automobile Research Institute (GRI) at Hangzhou Bay, the opening of Proton R&D Centre (China) […]
Proton Parts Centre Sdn Bhd (PPCSB), a wholly owned subsidiary that is the global hub for motor vehicle components, spare parts, and accessories for national carmaker PROTON, recently showcased its parts warehousing ecosystem and the newest developments in its supply chain warehousing improvement plan for 2024. Established on 19 June 1992, PPCSB is a vital […]
As Proton domestic sales performance exceeded 150,000 units in 2023, its best performance since 2012, the company also reset expectations in some export countries. One of its earliest international markets, the Kingdom of Brunei Darussalam, showed exceptional growth last year, setting a new sales record for the company. A year after selling 422 units in […]
Proton recently announced that it is planning to introduce an R3 version of the S70 in the near future. Speaking at the S70 media test drive session held last week, the company’s deputy Chief Executive Officer Roslan Abdullah revealed that the company is indeed looking at the possibilities of developing performance-oriented accessories for the S70 […]
Two months after its highly anticipated debut, we finally had the opportunity to spend some hours with the Proton S70, the national carmaker’s latest sedan in an SUV-infested market. Essentially a C-segment sedan that is as big as a Civic and the Altis, the S70 is priced similarly to a B-segment sedan such as the […]
After much anticipation, Proton has finally launched the S70 sedan which is available in four variants with prices as mentioned below (on the road without insurance): As the name suggests, all variants will share the same powertrain package comprising a three-cylinder 1.5-litre turbocharged engine and a 7-speed Dual Clutch Transmission with Manual Mode which collectively […]
