Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry
A Saudi Arabian private company under the Al-Qabba Group called Malaysian Centre plans to setup a Proton assembly plant in Saudi Arabia to market Proton cars in the Middle Eastern market. Malaysian Centre is currently talking to DRB-HICOM as their middlemen with Proton, and will be paying a visit to Malaysian soon to discuss the matter.
Sales targets would be 2,000 cars a year initially and these figures are expected to increase to 5,000 units a year by the year 2011.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
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middle east is a good market for proton,there are so many junk Kia and hundai thr its unbelievable…proton definalty can find buyers thr….bt thy gotta make the car a bit more relaible…since customers thr r not so car conscious…
there you are..
Actually proton don't need any technical partner.. most of them just want to take over the proton, since the proton had a VERY BIG POTENTIAL. just like you playing klse stock. now RM1 – 5 years later = RM10 .
Proton's still leading in the middle level people in the most arab country..
The way to go proton!, just make sure your money flow's well.
BTW, it's nonsense to speak something about 4 year again to go.. 2011? aiyaaa…
MIddle east is an ok market depending where in middle east. Been to Dubai, I saw 1 Satria and looks like shabby not taken care of wth tons and tons of supercars and expansive cars here the norm.