This is a rendering by Theophilus Chin on what a Proton X30 could seem like, employing the hottest Geely “Starburst Vision” SUV styling observed on versions these types of as the Boyue Awesome and Boyue L.
At any time considering that the Perodua Ativa reignited the market for a sub-B SUV in Malaysia, other carmakers these kinds of as Honda have made the decision to abide by accommodate in an endeavor to consider some of the Ativa’s product sales quantities.
1 confirmed case in point is the Honda WR-V, which has already been viewed on exam about Malaysia and is expected to be domestically assembled at Honda’s Pegoh plant in Melaka.
So the concern now is, if even Honda is going following the Ativa SUV market share, will Proton go downmarket and perform in that value selection as very well? Proton’s following launch is anticipated to be the Proton S50 sedan, would an X30 arrive just after that?
At this time there doesn’t appear to be any contemporary Geely design that could be a suitable donor vehicle for a opportunity Proton X30. If you go smaller sized than the Coolray (Proton X50), the future stage underneath are mini hatchbacks like the Geely Panda.
In the meanwhile, Perodua seems to be going upmarket with an impending design codenamed the Perodua D66B, which several have started off calling the Perodua Nexis.
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