Comments on: Proton to make Turkey European production center http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:37:18 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dangermouse http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163586 dangermouse Thu, 08 May 2008 08:30:01 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163586 CAn't seem to post the url of the source for this data. It's on ssmt dot co dot uk. CAn’t seem to post the url of the source for this data. It’s on
ssmt dot co dot uk.

]]> By: dangermouse http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163584 dangermouse Thu, 08 May 2008 08:26:23 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163584 source: http://www.smmt.co.uk/dataservices/dsarchive.cfm?catid=1134&maincatid=551&sid=-2&info=privacy download the december 2007 data source:
http://www.smmt.co.uk/dataservices/dsarchive.cfm?catid=1134&maincatid=551&sid=-2&info=privacy

download the december 2007 data

]]> By: dangermouse http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163583 dangermouse Thu, 08 May 2008 08:24:35 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163583 P1 sales in UK 2007: 2,468 units (0.01% of total 2.4 million new registrations) Don't know split by model. P1 sales in UK 2007: 2,468 units (0.01% of total 2.4 million new registrations)

Don’t know split by model.

]]> By: dangermouse http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163582 dangermouse Thu, 08 May 2008 07:24:00 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163582 Difficult to find stats.... UK proton sales 2007: 2,468 units (0.1% of total market, 2.4million new cars registered). Don't have the breakdown by model. Source: http://www.smmt.co.uk/dataservices/dsarchive.cfm?catid=1134&maincatid=551&sid=-2&info=privacy download report from Dec 2007 For comparison, P2 sales: 767 units Difficult to find stats….
UK proton sales 2007: 2,468 units (0.1% of total market, 2.4million new cars registered). Don’t have the breakdown by model.

Source:
http://www.smmt.co.uk/dataservices/dsarchive.cfm?catid=1134&maincatid=551&sid=-2&info=privacy
download report from Dec 2007

For comparison, P2 sales: 767 units

]]> By: mukhri88 http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163322 mukhri88 Tue, 06 May 2008 04:04:58 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163322 For those been to Turkiye, what kind of cars do folks there drive really.. big or small, European, American or Japanese... Does Savvy and Persona make sense in Turkiye? Coz if I'm not mistaken, Savvy enjoyed not bad sales in UK? or smthin'. For those been to Turkiye, what kind of cars do folks there drive really.. big or small, European, American or Japanese… Does Savvy and Persona make sense in Turkiye? Coz if I’m not mistaken, Savvy enjoyed not bad sales in UK? or smthin’.

]]> By: Roti Naan http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163242 Roti Naan Mon, 05 May 2008 03:45:36 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163242 maybe there is this phantom proton factory? maybe there is this phantom proton factory?

]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163232 BanyakMasukWorkshop Mon, 05 May 2008 00:45:11 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163232 topgunthang, are you 100% sure proton pr dept did this? i find it very strange, because there isn't even any news about this in the local papers. knowing proton, and being a listed company, you cant simply blurt out news like this. sounds more like speculation on the turkish media's part. besides that, if you're gonna post about sales figures, why dont you enlighten us all about proton's uk and australia sales figures? i cant seem to find any info on it at all on the web. maybe i'm searching in the wrong place. as for turkey, strangely enough, the turkish proton website doesnt even list the proton wira as being on sale at all. that picture of the old wira doesnt mean anything. if i took a pic of an abandoned old car of any brand, and posted it on the web and said that company kaput already doesnt make it true either. topgunthang, are you 100% sure proton pr dept did this? i find it very strange, because there isn’t even any news about this in the local papers. knowing proton, and being a listed company, you cant simply blurt out news like this. sounds more like speculation on the turkish media’s part.

besides that, if you’re gonna post about sales figures, why dont you enlighten us all about proton’s uk and australia sales figures? i cant seem to find any info on it at all on the web. maybe i’m searching in the wrong place.

as for turkey, strangely enough, the turkish proton website doesnt even list the proton wira as being on sale at all. that picture of the old wira doesnt mean anything. if i took a pic of an abandoned old car of any brand, and posted it on the web and said that company kaput already doesnt make it true either.

]]> By: 4G63T DSM http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163228 4G63T DSM Mon, 05 May 2008 00:11:47 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163228 Whats the benefit of building cars in Turkey? Proton has already got more than excess of manufacturing capacity. Whats the benefit of building cars in Turkey?

Proton has already got more than excess of manufacturing capacity.

]]> By: corolla_KE70 http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163171 corolla_KE70 Sun, 04 May 2008 04:57:58 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163171 relax carsut... all we need to do is help him knock himself out over and over again.. relax carsut… all we need to do is help him knock himself out over and over again..

]]> By: carsut http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163169 carsut Sun, 04 May 2008 04:32:38 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163169 topgunthang said, May 3, 2008 @ 11:48 pm there goes proton’s pr deparment spinning its web again. thier sales in australia/uk decimated already now even thinking of entering europe. hopeless. wat a waste of our money. different team. same old crap. makes me so angry. i think i’d have to knock myself out. ----------------------------------------------------------- be +ve la weh.. dont think like a ulu kg guy... their hv make the decision, for sure their how what the consequences.. dont jz cakap ikut sedap mulut.. topgunthang said,
May 3, 2008 @ 11:48 pm

there goes proton’s pr deparment spinning its web again. thier sales in australia/uk decimated already now even thinking of entering europe. hopeless. wat a waste of our money. different team. same old crap.

makes me so angry. i think i’d have to knock myself out.

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be +ve la weh.. dont think like a ulu kg guy… their hv make the decision, for sure their how what the consequences.. dont jz cakap ikut sedap mulut..

]]> By: csv http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163146 csv Sat, 03 May 2008 16:23:16 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163146 wahahaha, ulu motor. really ulu ah. wahahaha, ulu motor.

really ulu ah.

]]> By: topgunthang http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163144 topgunthang Sat, 03 May 2008 15:48:19 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163144 there goes proton's pr deparment spinning its web again. thier sales in australia/uk decimated already now even thinking of entering europe. hopeless. wat a waste of our money. different team. same old crap. makes me so angry. i think i'd have to knock myself out. there goes proton’s pr deparment spinning its web again. thier sales in australia/uk decimated already now even thinking of entering europe. hopeless. wat a waste of our money. different team. same old crap.

makes me so angry. i think i’d have to knock myself out.

]]> By: corolla_KE70 http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163130 corolla_KE70 Sat, 03 May 2008 12:27:15 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163130 hei don't kutuk2 ulang klang la!! that's my place! it's not mundur sangat what!! hei don’t kutuk2 ulang klang la!! that’s my place! it’s not mundur sangat what!!

]]> By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163129 mystvearn Sat, 03 May 2008 12:03:20 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163129 Here is the pic: http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8241/picture048dustywirraea6.jpg Here is the pic: http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8241/picture048dustywirraea6.jpg

]]> By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163128 mystvearn Sat, 03 May 2008 12:02:02 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163128 Something wrong with the blog? I tried to post image of Wira in Turkey, my post did not come out Something wrong with the blog? I tried to post image of Wira in Turkey, my post did not come out

]]> By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163127 mystvearn Sat, 03 May 2008 11:59:35 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163127 This was what greeted me in Istanbul 2005 a day after the Liverpool Juve match. http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8241/picture048dustywirraea6.jpg That car was parked at the hotel car fleet area. Clearly can see like it has not moved for years This was what greeted me in Istanbul 2005 a day after the Liverpool Juve match.
http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/8241/picture048dustywirraea6.jpg

That car was parked at the hotel car fleet area. Clearly can see like it has not moved for years

]]> By: BW http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163126 BW Sat, 03 May 2008 11:57:16 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163126 e-nabilll said, May 3, 2008 @ 6:53 pm i tink in ulu klang la ! b4 seting up any operation thr,thy hav to market their cars first..thn see if its feasible… ______________________________________________________________________________ Or even worst, Ulu Kapit!!! hahahaha jk jk This is what we wanna hear... hehe e-nabilll said,

May 3, 2008 @ 6:53 pm

i tink in ulu klang la !

b4 seting up any operation thr,thy hav to market their cars first..thn see if its feasible…
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Or even worst, Ulu Kapit!!! hahahaha jk jk
This is what we wanna hear… hehe

]]> By: e-nabilll http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163123 e-nabilll Sat, 03 May 2008 10:53:16 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163123 i tink in ulu klang la ! b4 seting up any operation thr,thy hav to market their cars first..thn see if its feasible... i tink in ulu klang la !

b4 seting up any operation thr,thy hav to market their cars first..thn see if its feasible…

]]> By: adunadun http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163122 adunadun Sat, 03 May 2008 10:42:50 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163122 gudlah, time to reenter the market. late but not too late. if you read the article, there is some import issue in 2000. after that problem, other asian importer come back,,,,,ermmm....but not p1... let they try,gud luck,,,if no luck,,,then just stay here and ask gov to help u..haha gudlah, time to reenter the market. late but not too late. if you read the article, there is some import issue in 2000. after that problem, other asian importer come back,,,,,ermmm….but not p1… let they try,gud luck,,,if no luck,,,then just stay here and ask gov to help u..haha

]]> By: MyviKiller http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163120 MyviKiller Sat, 03 May 2008 09:41:28 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163120 Ulu distributor? Bwahahahahahahahah..... Anyway, this is what we want to hear. Ulu distributor? Bwahahahahahahahah…..

Anyway, this is what we want to hear.

]]> By: normaluser http://paultan.org/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163115 normaluser Sat, 03 May 2008 08:29:22 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/05/03/proton-to-make-turkey-european-production-center/#comment-163115 If I'm not mistaken, Proton closed shop on its Turkey manufacturing operations long time ago. If I’m not mistaken, Proton closed shop on its Turkey manufacturing operations long time ago.

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