Pandemic puts brakes on DRB-Hicom’s momentum

Big demand: Proton’s February sales were bolstered by high demand for its existing models, including its newly launched completely-knocked-down X70.

PETALING JAYA: Just when things were starting to look up for DRB-Hicom Bhd, the automotive conglomerate, like many car companies around the globe, is seeing its business being dampened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

While the sales of most car companies were in negative territory for the month of February, DRB-Hicom subsidiary Proton posted an 89% year-on-year jump in sales last month.