KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is targeting to sell about 2,000 units of the 2022 Proton X70, driven by overwhelming demand for the variant.

       Deputy chief executive officer Roslan Abdullah said the national carmaker is aiming to produce around 3,000 units per month.

       “We will be able to meet the higher demand. For this model, we expect the waiting period to be about two months,” Bernama reported Roslan as saying in a virtual media briefing on the new model launch yesterday.

       The 2022 X70 is priced from RM93,900 to RM121,800 for Peninsular Malaysia and RM95,900 to RM123,800 for Sabah and Sarawak.

       According to Roslan, the company is experiencing an improvement in its supply chain as the country moves towards the endemic phase of Covid-19 and the overall stable economic situation in China.

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       “Since early May, we have been observing that the supply chain is improving and we are monitoring it on a daily basis.

       “We want to ensure consistent supply to fulfil the bookings,” he said.

       With the improved supply chain and economic activities returning to normal, Roslan said Proton has increased its spare part supply and ensured that the dealers also have adequate stocks for all Proton models.

       “We are going to minimise the long waiting period that we had experienced in the last two years,” he said.

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       Roslan said Proton would refrain from raising the prices of its vehicles, except for the new X70 and the recently-launched Saga amid the rise in production cost.

       He said the carmaker would endeavour to absorb the rising costs as much as it could.

       “For the past two years, we have been absorbing a substantial amount of components price increases.

       “If we are unable to absorb the rising costs, then we would have to pass them on or share some of the price increases with our customers,” he said.