As Proton introduced its gross sales efficiency for the month of September 2023 which noticed the Malaysian carmaker document a complete of 12,230 gross sales with each home and exports mixed, the model’s newest mannequin, the Proton X90 noticed 491 models delivered final month attributable to manufacturing delays ensuing from a recall.

A recall for the X90 arose from a case of fireside which was subsequently discovered to have come from a grounding connection, and Proton can have reached out to X90 homeowners individually for automobile inspection and any required remedial work.

The state of affairs for the X90 is anticipated to return to regular this month, and having bought 3,435 models up to now in 2023, the Proton X90 is presently the top-selling D-segment SUV within the Malaysian market, in keeping with the carmaker.

Launched in Could this 12 months, the Proton X90 made its debut priced from RM123,800 with 4 variants supplied – Commonplace, Govt, Premium and Flagship – that includes a seven-seat inside in a 2-3-2 format for all bar the Flagship variant, which will get a 2-2-2 six-seater format. A 1.5 litre mild-hybrid three-cylinder turbocharged engine outputs 190 PS and 300 Nm of torque, driving the entrance wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch auto.

The X90 joins its stablemates, the X50 and Exora because the gross sales quantity leaders of their respective B-segment SUV and MPV segments, with the X50 reaching gross sales of two,210 models and the Exora reaching 367 models for the month of September, with the MPV reaching a gross sales quantity of three,517 models up to now in 2023.

Robust efficiency additionally resulted for the Persona, which closed the month because the second-bestselling B-segment sedan with 2,053 models bought in September and a tally of 18,614 models for the 12 months thus far, or 72.6% greater than it achieved on this interval final 12 months.

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