Proton wins big at Malaysia Cars of the Year Awards

KUALA LUMPUR: The Proton X70, which was launched on Dec 12, 2018, has been named Overall Car of the Year 2019, marking the first time a Proton model has won the prestigious award at the 18th Malaysia Cars of the Year awards.

The X70, the most popular premium C-segment sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Malaysia, also bagged the Midsize Crossover/Sports Utility Vehicles 5-seater category, while Proton CEO Dr Li Chunrong took the Automotive Man of the Year award.

He is the third Proton CEO to receive the award, the national car company said in a statement today.

The recently updated Proton Saga was also a winner, claiming the Entry-Level Sedan and Hatchback award. It has been attracting a lot of attention since it was launched on Aug 6, 2019.

“To date, over 42,000 bookings have been received and for the last two months of 2019, it was the top-selling A-segment sedan in Malaysia,” it added.

Among Proton’s recent notable achievements are sales that grew by 55.7% in 2019 to 100,821 units, as well as having 120 3S/4S outlets in its network, the most for any auto brand in Malaysia.

The company also commissioned a new production facility in Tanjung Malim in 2019 and returned to profitability. – Jan 10, 2020 Bernama

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