KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd continued its uptick in delivery numbers in August as production volume recovered from a slow start to the year.
With 15,880 units delivered for both domestic and export, the automaker achieved its best sales month since July 2013 and remains focused on ending 2022 with a fourth consecutive year of volume growth.
Deputy chief executive officer Roslan Abdullah said that with four months to go in 2022, Proton's production operations have stabilised.
"Critically, our component supply is now more consistent and better managed to ensure we can produce as many cars as possible.
"With that in mind, we have undertaken an initiative to increase the number of delivery trucks by over 100 per cent by the end of the year.
"This makes it easier to ensure our dealers receive their stock as quickly as possible, and in turn, this benefits our customers who have been patiently waiting for their vehicles," he said in a statement today.
For the first eight months of the year, Proton registered 87,481 units compared to 62,637 units in 2021, an increase of 39.7 per cent.
Regarding the national automotive sales table, Proton has retained the second position and achieved an estimated market share of 23.7 per cent for August, while the year-to-date (YTD) market share climbed to 19.5 per cent.
Proton said the estimated total industry volume (TIV) for the month is 66,900 units (36.7 per cent more than July) as automotive brands continued to deliver units to customers who placed bookings during the sales and service tax (SST) incentive period.
During the same month, Proton's total export sales surpassed its total volume from the previous year.
With 938 units exported in August, the company has achieved a monthly volume that was last exceeded 113 months ago in March 2013.
This increases total exports for 2022 to 4,040 units and reinforces the company's position as Malaysia's leading vehicle exporter.
On individual model sales for August, the Proton X70 and Proton X50 continued to set new personal export records, while the Proton Saga achieved its best export figure since March this year.
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