It was reported in May that the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) may add foreign models such as the Toyota Innova to the brown Teksi 1Malaysia (TEKS1M) fleet, currently comprising around 1,000 Proton Exoras. SPAD wants 7,500 TEKS1M units on the road by the third quarter this year, and Proton apparently cannot meet the production demand, The Sun reports.
Naturally, the decision has upset Proton taxi suppliers. Some of them have expressed support for Proton cars’ capabilities and performance as public transport vehicles, despite taxi drivers’ complaints.
Posted by Proton Holdings Berhad on Tuesday, 16 June 2015
“I don’t understand why SPAD wants to add a foreign carmaker to the TEKS1M fleet. I still feel the Proton Exora is already a good car to perform as the one and only vehicle for TEKS1M. SPAD should have consulted us before reaching any decision,” Delivery Special CEO Ismail Datuk Haron told the English-language daily.
While acknowledging a “piston issue” with the Exora, as frequently highlighted by cabbies, Ismail believes these to be isolated cases. The real problem is the delay of vehicle loan approvals by Bank Simpanan Nasional to cabbies struggling to meet the eligible requirements, he told The Sun, adding that about 2,000 Exoras are waiting to be delivered from his company’s yards.
Posted by Proton Holdings Berhad on Tuesday, 16 June 2015
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Still need more tongkat ali to survive, why not accept the fact and innovate yourself instead of spending time complain. Useless excuses as always.
So shy Proton. After rape the rakyat for 30 years, still want to rape somemore. We don’t want Proton anymore lah Datuk. Because of Proton, Malaysians have to pay RM150k for a good sedan when the true cost can be RM60k.
Because of Proton, all cars went up in price the past 30 years. How US can sell Toyota Camry 2.5 with 10 airbags for US$22k?
Yes, because of Proton, we all have suffered enough. Don’t cry like a baby Datuk, your free ride is over.
Compare US with bolehland? So funny.
14 million (USA) vs 600k units (bolehland)
Go figure the difference of revenue
You go to Thai still camry is expensive. 130k (2.0l). In bolehland 140k, so?
Thai’s Camry RM130K
UMW’s Camry – RM140K
Is it exactly same spec. arghh? My camparos.
Well if you want to ask why Thai version has more airbags, you should ask UMW.
Hint : Greedy
And the Langkawi version is cheaper. Why?
Hint: Proton
Killing p1 doesn’t kill tax
Macai detected. Booooo
Butthurt p1 basher detected
Uber offered better services and other makes definitely have better reliability and lower running costs.
Exora is moving coffin with cremation service. Taxi drivers now scared already
Yes. Everyday got 1000000 exora on fire
najib lembu nak serang Tun la tu
Get a life la crony company. If we want other cars, what is your problem? Maybe you are overcharging?
This is like Government of Malaysia. They rent all their Protons for RM221 million per year from a company called Sparco. Why can’t they buy or rent straight from Proton? And maintenance not much either cause Proton comes with 5 or 7 year warranty. Rm221 million is just a rip off.
This middle company also, as with any crony company, maybe overcharging.
Bro, Sparco is automotive product maker.
Spanco is the real culprit
The name edi chiplak seat brand, indication of a business with not much commercial viability.
ie had it not been govt renting from them, can the business survive through normal course of business in the market?
Songlap, songlap everywhere.
No Proton, no songlap
No basher no rubbish comment
Delivery Special CEO Ismail Datuk Haron, you also forgot to pay for Albar’s trip to Europe for him and his family.
weird name…Delivery Special CEO or should it be Special Delivery CEO?
Nobody wants Exora junk. Proton bull to people it is Lotus technology but it is like ikan bakar, can catch fire anytime.
SPAD cares for us. They don’t want the car to burst into flames and make us ikan bakar which is what Exora is famous for.
Pity the owner of the Exora burst into flames. Proton come out with public press release to say it is not Proton’s fault but the owner’s fault
You are Same Lorrr wannabe
There is no such thing as foreign la. All cars are CKD here. So, jobs created for Malaysians. So, all CKD cars are really local Malaysian cars in actual fact.
What is so special about Proton? Already Proton such over hundred billion ringgit since 1985 inception from of LHDN money.
Maly betul Proton. Suck our money but give low quality product. Global sales ARE ZERO. You want to know why? Quality is so low. Give the contract to supply parts to all the cronies, this what happens
P1 suck money from LHDN? Prove it.
CEO Ismail Datuk Haron
Just butt hurt that his “Cronies business will be high impacted”.
Open market the real way to achieve 2020. Rakyat hope “cronies system” like him will be destroy.
Still “Proton” attitude…
Solve your problem first before asking ppl to buy your product
Jepunis dun check killer takata airbags still can sell like hot cakes, so?
And Proton nak rebadge Jepunis to sell?
Local content might ditch japs airbags
Proton don’t want airbags ah?
Proton uses plastic bags
5 star NCAP, not tin milo japs
Show support to local car bez idiot supplier getting money frm that.
Totally criticise n against when money not coming from dat
Pigs n champanzies really
There is such a thing as “Proton Taxi Suppliers”?
hell… we need middle man for everything…
If no middle men how can UMNO function properly?
If no one in UMNO can have ‘middle men license’ then Ah Jib position as UMNO’s president(also P.M.)will be extremely shaky.
Proof?
This is not about “tongkat menongkat”, should be study the reliable is also include maintenance. Taxi driver is not reach people, I have experience before help my uncle during the Limo used Renault, Perdana v6 and Waja. Yes you can say Renault is good, but this is taxi the distance per day is very high compare normal car. Sometime I help my uncle to drive his car to ensure his Limo can bring as much as possible passanger per day. What happen to the Renault? my uncle Renault maintenance is very very high compare his other friends using Waja Campro. Not all workshop can do Renault and the charges is very expensive. I not sure about Exora, but local or real CKD car is reliable because spare part cheap and everything can be done almost all workshop. My suggestion SPAD can decide to use other brand but make sure major part is supply by local vendor and produce here. The advantage is to support local automotive industry expand and long term support reliability on the car itself.
My uncle now stop to drive Limo and driver for other company.
Your comment make sense, Toyota and Hyundai will be good candidates as Taxis these cars have been used as Taxis in many parts of the world.
Lotus handling and ANCAP 5 star are useless if car cannot move. Proton knew this, so ask Suzuki to help.
Lucky Suzuki sales so lousy got eaten alive by tin kosong Axia, so is a win-win to rebadge Suzuki.
What suzuki car is competitor to Axia? Suzuki RG ar? LOL
And yeah, everyday got long queue of broken down p1, causing massive traffic jam (in your dream!)
Kakakaka
Meh!! Pay such a high fare just to ride in a Proton. Even worst that I had, an old iswara with its A/C not working and has smelly feet ‘aroma’ inside. It was in KL Sentral btw. Not in a kampung or even out of KL.
Not to compare, but European taxi are all nice and expensive cars. Luxury. I even saw a Tesla taxi in Amsterdam. Reluctant to try to have a ride but didn’t managed to due to lack of times. That’s worth to pay to ride in.
Why you hop in old taxi? Choose new one
he mentioned KL sentral, u can’t choose which taxi u want to ride because has to Q
Dun get prepaid one.
“While acknowledging a “piston issue” with the Exora, as frequently highlighted by cabbies, Ismail believes these to be isolated cases. The real problem is the delay of vehicle loan approvals by Bank Simpanan Nasional to cabbies struggling to meet the eligible requirements, he told The Sun, adding that about 2,000 Exoras are waiting to be delivered from his company’s yards.”
Car got quality problem but blames the bank. Champion! LOL
What piston issue, never heard of it
Isolated case aleuto dia.
Yes many Exora got piston problem, everyday got Exora towed by sam’s friends tow truck. Can beat number of myvis moving on road.
New Exora taxi is modified to have a slightly popped hood to allow better heat dissipation. This is from my own observation and understanding from my recent trip in an Exora taxi.
The cars you provided are not good that’s why taxi driver complaining, further more, Proton cannot meet the production demand, now still want to blame SPAD?
Customer has a choice of what to buy. Doesn’t make sense to complain. If want more sales, be more hard working. Don’t be lazy and cry like a baby. Please grow up!
Government should stop protecting Proton already.
We should make our country as Assembly Hub.
reduce all car price and taxes.
This crony fights against that crony. Rakyat lose.
This Ismail CEO only afraid that his 2000 exoras in his yard cannot sell rather than the benefit of people
some more want to brush aside the “piston” problem raised by the taxi drivers…obviously he wants to downplay any negative news that will affect his sales
Prove it, or you just talk kok like Same Lorrrr
Exora terbakar not proof ah?
Proof what? Any court case?
The piston issue affects proton cars which run on NGV. The gas burns hot & melt the aluminium piston. Toyota use stainless steel piston, can tahan the NGV heat. Exora turbo also not spared from piston issue as i hear.
Since when p1 got aluminium engine?
It’s piston lah. That’s why you get burned Exora
Burnt exora is not taxi using NGV
taxi drivers scared customers want to sit in an innova more than a exora is it?
Innova ride is luxurious like Rolls Royce Ghost because it has ladder frame chassis and TRD tuned torsion beam suspension.
It will be more comfortable if the taxi are foreign cars.
Almost all the cab drivers who have used the EXORA has complained of the ENGINE problems they face. 100% of them, not as mentioned above, “Isolated cases”. You, PROTON should consider using a bigger engine for your oversized EXORA. The least should be a 2.0. Consider using a foreign engine for the Exora and sales will boom. The problem with Proton, now are your Engines. You have nice designs, I admit and body quality has improved tremendously. BUT your engines, no flexibility of parts like your Japanese counterparts
Use CFE
lol CFE. Even Landcruiser ancient 2.4L carburator petrol engine is more efficient and powerful than Camtakpro CFE.
Add in NGV, CFE = Confirmed Faster Explode
Stupid comparison, 1.6 vs 2.4l
Btw, landcruiser has bad handling, rabge rover is much much better
As a consumer, i only prefer foreign… Bolehland cars no quality n no safety… Even my dog dont want sit in proton cars
You mean moving coffin toyoda?
I dun want to die fast
You want fire exploding proton?
Can if you want to die fast
Takata airbags are proven case but p1
kronies not happy with another kronies….
hahahahah, padan muka….
I dont mind what make the taxi driver prefer.Just the other day a group of taxi driver complaint about high maintenance of their old Proton taxi which most of them comprise of Iswara and Wira.
I dont see where the word ‘expensive’ comes when talking about those model maintenance. No offence to taxi drivers but if they cannot afford to maintain a basic car like wira/iswara what can they expect when using other make?
Routine lube job is cheap but other wear and tear can be bit more expensive. Not to mention they need to serve the loan…well most of them are not eligible for the loan due to reason which we all know.
There is a taxi driver in my area driving a local make.i wonder how he manage to maintain his taxi and at the same time own,restore,maintain a mercedes w123 and…he is the sole bread owner in the family?
Proton is expensive to maintain, even Merc cheaper to maintain
Yes I agree, they should buy 300K merc, maintenance is very cheap, only MYR20 per 20,000km!
Malaysian are paking noob when come to know abt price of maintenance for local and foreign. I used 2 kancils, myvi, waja, civic n merz. I serviced the cars in authorised dealers and still my merz n cicic periodic maintenance is cheaper than bolehland cars. And everytime bring bolehland cars to service, something will be spoilt n need to spend extra money! Please demolish bolehland cars, and only sell foreign cars!
Habis la you are conned by SC!
I spat to SPAD
Crap car for crap taxi service. Proton is a perfect match made and a crap institution like SPAD that lets busses and heavy vehicles speed and be overloaded and kill people each year. Support UBER!