Comments on: Volkswagen AG to buy Proton shares?

By: edw

edw — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:56:04 +0000

Malaysian = Campro engine

British = Lotus ride and handling

French = Savvy chassis, Gen2 chassis, Savvy engine, Waja 1.8 engine

Japanese = Waja 1.6 engine, Wira/Satria/Saga engine and chassis

German = Volkswagen share ownership?

I have a good laugh on this, well not that it is bad, finally can proton product a car rakyat want to buy, and at an affordable price.

By: jonahdiary

jonahdiary — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:22:48 +0000

if proton bought over by other….then our malaysian can not shout "Malaysia BOlehhhhhhhh" liao lah….

By: bangau

bangau — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:53:20 +0000

SAvvy chassis is more Korean than french dude.

By: Leong

Leong — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:06:20 +0000

Probably that Proton thinks that combination of Europe and Japanese model will bring the best of 2 worlds. Unfortunately, it doesn't blend the correct way.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:19:37 +0000

guys, I am not bashing. pls refer to my edit.

Because of some of my commenters, I have to clarify what Iâ€™m saying by rojak. Iâ€™m not saying itâ€™s something bad! But I think Proton should focus on a set of design/technologies from the same source so that theyâ€™re service center people can focus and be specialised in that same set of stuff. Imagine having to know how to fix all three Japanese, Campro and Renault based cars. With the Perdana Replacement Model we are adding German platforms to the mix Itâ€™s a headache for the service center people.

By: poon

poon — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:13:44 +0000

hai napps,….well u r right.It's seem to me that basher is always it is.

By: akari

akari — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 17:03:31 +0000

always heard anti-perodua keep talk about P2 not fully local car maker, they want to support P1 coz it's real Malaysian car… lol…

By: Kenneth

Kenneth — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:29:49 +0000

actually, long before this many major car manufacturers has been wanting to buy Proton shares… just that Proton was kiasu and afraid that it will be "taken over" by them.

If you notice most car manufacturers holds other's shares (speaking bout major ones here). It's kinda late for Proton to do so now actually.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 16:21:12 +0000

napps: that's sourcing parts… but i'm talking about sourcing the design!

By: NP

NP — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:51:19 +0000

I wouldn't mind VW buying over Proton.

I wouldn't mind seeing rebadged Golfs, Jettas, Passats and the likes under the Proton name but German quality assurance.

By: napps

napps — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:38:46 +0000

there is no such thing as a car built 100% from parts sourced from 1 country. this is the industry trend. gm sources parts for their cars from all over…brazil, china, mexico, india, europe…so does toyota…so what's the big deal?

By: karheng

karheng — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:10:39 +0000

Next time the name of the car, Proton Rojak.. Hehehe…Lotus handling, German interior like Audis, malaysian styling, French engine, Japanese suspension…hehe…What next? US rims?? ehehehe