But the problem – customer’s voice was never heard.

and yeah, i’d agree that if Proton could at least show us they can improve, they should AT LEAST post pics of concept cars, what power ideas they have in their junkyard.. mannn even chery can post concepts much earlier than production/testing.. even without the calipers.. hahah..

come on Proton.. we don’t even know where you’re heading.. show us the way.

1. If a company like Chery is a forward looking and continuos improvement in their products by invest in R & D extentsively to come out with better products in response to open market forces that meet consumers taste. Then chances to survive even dominate the market is highly probable, if not now most likely in future.

If what you describe about Chery is correct with close market “Protonomic mndset”, then they do not need to export to any market with population less than 1.2 Billion. That means no other country in this earth have more population than China, and Malaysia population is around 5% of China only! Why and why Chery market their QQ, A160, Tiggo, etc, in Bolehland?

2. A company with lack of technology and no extensive investment in R & D couple with no significant improvement in products yet depend on government protective close market policy under draconian tax-based NAP can’t compete in export market (open market) as it do not achieve economy of scale with perceive low quality products.

When you mentioned our market as “saturated”, indeed it is truth. But why Chery still aggresively export to all over the world like Europe and our saturate market?

Why Proton knowingly very well the local market is saturate with limited demand as describe by you but why still built the Tanjung Malim spanking facilities with planned production capacity of 1 million?

The reasons are simply but not necessary limited to as what I am described above.

Further, why Proton not export to China and why Chery still export into our market if what you said is totally truth? To be fair to you, what you said is half-truth-half-false and it is a relative matter, depending on which angle you look at.

Chery have such a short history compared Korean and M’sian manufacturer….but try to make an impact in the overseas market which will hurt the locals dearly like Chery in Malaysia.

Many argue those chinese cars like piece of junks….I also think Korean and Proton are junks.

China junk vs M’sia junk and Korean junk……LOL….most of us are driving junks.

Like Jeremy bashing of the car….indicating we have no choice….M’sian driving junk and he think we deserve better or the end user do.

don fart about IQ and your monkey comment. Show us P1 can make design more futuristic. pics of concept cars from proton will be good enuf. we will see how the monkey from proton perform.

so what if china have 1.2B and we have 24M. then we can give this stupid excuse to protect proton? that’s alwalys the mindset u guys have about proton. Korean and Japs got 1.2B? i believe India got like 0.8B, yet what kind of cars they produce? the world is the market… go and sell it… don just sell in our country.

if Chery only sell in China enuf, then how can we know about this company…?

well.. i look 20 years ago and never heard of chery.

but look at proton 20 years ago, they produce Proton Saya. Look at them now still producing proton saga… even they have wira,waja,gen-2,savvy n neo = all low quality car…

yet chery now have concept cars such as above the pics. i believe soon china car’s manufac will surpass proton in terms of market, quality n design. not surprise at all.

as for chery, they are certainly moving fast. i think sales from the domestic market alone is enough to crush most car makers.

the biggest question is, would anyone here be willing to put their money where their mouth is and actually buy a chery?

cherry known for not so quality cars somehow better than proton just after showing a nonworking (fugly too) concept car. wait until the unit manufactured and test drive it until judging the car.

but my point is whenever paul post something there’s definitely some proton bashing even though its not related at any point. there’s forum thread to bash proton i believe…

well there s people with opinion, bias toward different aspect, for me opinion is solely based honestly on a car. and my opinion base on my humble tought

anyway for lotus europa its a confuse car, but not exige i guess,
or Mitsu evolution is superb but saga mitsubishi based is crap.

just my tought,

well they aquire some engine, hire designers, well known italians (bertone/pinifarina / ital design ..whatever). as the china’s weak point is to design reasonably good looking car, so this will hopefully will correct some of its weaknesses, boost some image,
but those little detail should be rally up to standard,…and they will sort it i belive.

well new brandname need to venture with some other famous brandname to boost its image,

like proton linked with lotus, which is good, and proven,
well.. im not to make any judgement, or evaluation, when still there are some weaknesses , but well…..late proton is not too bad,

Simply stunning with Chery company such a short history already surpass our PROTON…blady shameful man…….M’sian and KOREANS were shock too….

With government continue to protect……Proton, babies never grow up…and always milking from it’s sources. Life too easy and loses it’s competitiveness

Chery success is simple…their will to compete in open market and be among the major car player.

For Proton still lauching MERDEKA version……that’s in the 60’s man….wondering when’s the Wawasan 2020…and Malaysian slogan….I am beginning to feel a little stupid. Cause the mentality still in the 60’s doing business under mom’s skirt.