How many Proton vehicles were sold in Australia in 2016?

See Proton's sales history, top models, peak years and how it is tracking against the market.
Latest dataset: August 2026
Version 3.02
Proton vehicles sold
182
2016
Top model
Preve
135 sales
Peak year
1998
3,182 sales
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Editorial Summary

In 2016, Proton recorded 182 new-vehicle sales in Australia. Proton Preve was the leading model in this view, with 135 sales. The highest annual result in the loaded history was 3,182 sales in 1998. That was 56.8% lower than the previous full-year result.

Historical sales trend

Full-history view for this slice across 1991–2026 (2016 · Proton).

Sales by year: 2016 · Proton

Year-by-year totals for 2016 · Proton.
YearTotalvs prev
20190−100.0%
20181−97.4%
201739−78.6%
2016182−56.8%
2015421−48.3%
2014814+33.2%
2013611−39.2%
20121,005−34.8%
20111,542−18.8%
20101,898+16.1%
20091,635−11.9%
20081,856−20.5%
20072,336+16.3%
20062,008−7.2%
20052,164+57.0%
20041,378+4.4%
20031,320+51.2%
2002873−48.8%
20011,705−37.8%
20002,742+21.2%
19992,263−28.9%
19983,182+88.0%
19971,693+23.3%
19961,373+11.4%
19951,232—
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Purchase data

Top models: 2016 · Proton

Best-selling vehicles for 2016 · Proton, with each model's share of Proton sales.
#VehicleSalesShare
1Proton Preve
13574.2%
2Proton Suprima S
3619.8%
3Proton Exora
116.0%

Key notes: 2016 · Proton

Extra context to keep the top cleaner.
Proton total in 2016: 182
Top Proton model: Preve (135)
Historical year-end data from imported workbook sources.
Clean URL: /2016/proton
Data from 1991-2026. Please note data for 1991-1997 is partial or incomplete and may not include all makes. Latest data is from August 2026.