SHAH ALAM: Proton e.MAS, the new energy arm of the national automaker, marked a new sales record with 3,420 EV (electric vehicle) and PHEV (plug-in hybrid) models sold in April 2026.
This brought the year-to-date (YTD) total to 11,664 units for the first four months of the year.
Leading the way was the Proton e.MAS 5, Malaysia’s most popular EV model.
Sales in April amounted to 1,771 units, bringing its YTD total to an industry leading 8,473 units.
Its bigger brother, the Proton e.MAS 7 saw 636 units delivered in April, to bring its YTD total to 1,436 units.
Meanwhile, in its second full month of sales, 1,013 units of the e.MAS 7 PHEV were delivered, allowing the model to retain its title as the best-selling PHEV in the country.
To date, 1,755 units have already been sold.
Pro-Net CEO Zhang Qiang said, “By introducing new colours and variants periodically, we keep interest levels high while remaining vigilant of the need to keep up with any technological advancements introduced. There will be more highlights to come in 2026.”
Meanwhile, Proton continued its excellent sales performance in 2026.
Group sales of 18,156 units in April brings YTD sales to 67,298 units, an increase of 40.9% in year-on-year sales volume and in line with the company’s aim to achieve 200,000 sales this year.
The Proton Saga saw sales grew by 50.9% in April, over the previous month, to 8,207 units.
This brought the YTD sales total for the first four months up to 29,977 units, which is an increase of 42.8% over 2025.
Another star performer in April was the Proton S70 C-segment sedan, which was updated on Feb 11.
2,377 units were sold in April, the best sales month in the model’s history, bringing the YTD total to 8,175 units, an increase of 32.3%.
Meanwhile, 2,603 units of the X50 were sold in April to bring its YTD total to 10,174 units and keeping its status as the best-selling SUV (sport utility vehicle) in its segment and overall.
Meanwhile, the X90 continues its resurgence with sales in April surging by 43% to land at 462 units, its best performance since December 2023.
Overall, sales for the recently updated seven-seat D-segment SUV are up by 28.1% compared to the previous year.
“Proton’s continued sales surge to start 2026 is the result of our careful product planning and investment in new technologies as well as the sales and after sales service delivered by our network of dealerships," said Proton Edar CEO Datuk Abdul Rashid Musa.
