As Proton introduced its gross sales efficiency for the month of September 2023 which noticed the Malaysian carmaker file 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 as a result of manufacturing delays ensuing from a recall.

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

The scenario for the X90 is predicted to return to regular this month, and having bought 3,435 models thus far in 2023, the Proton X90 is at the moment the top-selling D-segment SUV within the Malaysian market, in line with the carmaker.

Launched in Might this 12 months, the Proton X90 made its debut priced from RM123,800 with 4 variants supplied – Commonplace, Government, 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 by way of 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 attaining 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 thus far in 2023.

Sturdy 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 so far, or 72.6% greater than it achieved on this interval final 12 months.

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