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2026 Proton S70 MC2 NA gets 10k bookings in 2 weeks – Lite and Prime fr below RM60k, launching Sept 22, 8pm

Malaysia Times desk Original: Paul Tan↗ 9/21 19:48 X
2026 Proton S70 MC2 NA gets 10k bookings in 2 weeks – Lite and Prime fr below RM60k, launching Sept 22, 8pm
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Quite a popular car, isn't it? Proton has announced that the naturally-aspirated version of the S70 – part of the upcoming MC2 facelift lineup – has racked up 10,000 booking in exactly two weeks since …

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According to the national carmaker, this works out to one order every two minutes. While certainly impressive, it will take a while before those bookings are fulfilled, given that Proton's sales are currently held back by production bottlenecks; the company doubtlessly wants to prioritise getting more units of the Saga into customers' hands.

Jut one more day to go before the car is launched, with the event set to be livestreamed tomorrow, September 22 at 8pm. You'll be able to watch the stream on Proton's socials on Facebook and TikTok, just like we will be.

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Sep 21, 2026
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