After a quick search with the MyIPO trademark database revealed Proton had registered the name Proton Suprima earlier this year, we dug a bit further back to see what else Proton had registered, in hopes that it would perhaps reveal some interesting names that were contemplated internally but never ended up being used.
We did see some variations as well as concept car names that have already been announced before being trademarked – Exora Bold, Preve Sapphire and Proton Artiga had all been trademarked. But we also found some interesting names that we’ve never heard of before – Proton Idaman, Proton Persada, Proton Exia and Proton Esfora.
The only trademark result which included a stylized logo was the name Proton Esfora, which seems to use the exact same font style as the Exora. We also found no other name registered recently that could point to a different name used for the Preve hatchback, so Proton will probably continue to use the Preve name for it, or perhaps use the Preve Sapphire name, which was once used on a concept Preve with a yet to be released bodykit.
So there you have it – while the name Proton Suprima would be a prime candidate for the name of the Proton Perdana Replacement model, we can’t be 100% too sure it’s the one that would be used. Does keep things a little interesting for us. Check out the trademark papers below.
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All the best to Proton. Change is good
Proton should just close down. For 25 years, every single Malaysian has suffered paying high car loans because of the protectionism given to Proton. Now they say, to protect 30,000 lazy goons (Proton and their suppliers), 30 million people must suffer with high loans and hefty repayments.
Youngster-style comment.
This is not from the elder Jimmy.
To me, car tax or no tax, doesn’t matter. And I said I don’t want any vehicles to be tax-free.
Vehicles are best bought fully sponsored.
Fully sponsored! If you are with Datok or Dato’ Seri title with gigabite power line connect to the Corridor of Power at Putrajaya, your dream will come true!
Whoever is good to rakyats, he gets my vote, including BN.
If you kasi kawan sepuluh ribu hektar tanah for no good to rakyats, then nobody vote for you.
To motivate the youngs, even by doing business ethically without evading any taxes, there are still a lot of people whose mercedeses are fully sponsored by banks, brand new ones every year if they want. So do not blame BN. In this context, BN did nothing wrong.
Betul cakap betul, greedy cakap greedy(example: if Merc omits ESP in S-class).
Younger Jimmy please don’t use my name lah. By the way, it is rakyat and not rakyats! Respect me, the older Jimmy!
Bro. pls dont say lazy goons to proton staff, these guys work hard. they are trying
Try visit their sc regularly and see how ‘hard’ they are trying….
Service centers are different. some are contracted and carry the brand. I know several centers which are excellent in their work. I have friend who was so pissed off on service he got on his Ferrari. door handle problem. my comment is for the engineers and workers in p1.
I disagree with this. It’s the government in power who should be blamed, not P1.
If gomen did not interfere with P1’s matter as a business entity (e.g. force P1 to use their cronies’s crappy products, greedy all over the place, wrong priority of financial management etc.), I think we could see P1 at a different level now.
I hate current gomen, but I love P1!
Your last sentence just like said you love Naxxx but hate Rosxxx!
No. What I meant was that..
Gomen is not equal to BN, which is also not equal to P1.
So, to previous gomen in power, STOP manipulating the country’s entities for your own party!
Time for the change.
Bro, that’s not cool. You can’t just call the staff those things just because they so happen to work for that company. What goes on with the whole protectionism and all is beyond the staff’s control.
Hey, what about the nasi lemak or goreng pisang?! sound better!
“Idaman, Persada, Exia, Esfora”
– Pathetic, this Jaguh Kampung No. 1 have model names inventory more than the model they can produce!
No more car naming contest in the near future!
… Jaguh Kampung No. 2 ……
No problem with that. Human knows names better than numbers. Only stupid butt-hurt people will bash no matter what proton does.
toyota idaman? ford persada? nissan exia? mazda esfora??? plz la…
Proton Tanjung Malim
WHAT. THE. HECK.
and dont they know the name sapphire was used by Ford in 1980s for its Sierra model? The sedan version was called Siera Sapphire.
go google.
Proton I Da Man
Best of the lot there.
proton exia..name like gundam oo exia.
Then we put Proton Isap
kinda cool wat using gundam universe mecha name…. justice, freedom, kyrios, buster, arios, strike, noir, calamity, savior, exes, aegis, aile, providence, abyss, impulse, destiny, gaia, legend, exus, astray, x, blitz….etc
Esfora sounds….wrong, Why don’t bite the bullet and name it Euphoria, sounds so much better.
– IMHO, our opinion may differ –
then you thought everybody like Euphoria name as ur suggestion?puiii
IMHO = In my honest opinion
The comment section is hear to express opinion, I do not think everybody likes it, I just think it sounds better than Esfora, the spitting is unnecessary
let him be bro AVH, typical budak kampong mak bapak tak ajar are always like that. puiii?
I bet thats how the parents taught him
lets talk auto people!
until they could make a twin turbocharged v8, only then it’s suitable to use Euphoria~
I disagree, as long as the car looks svelte and somewhat sexy, more Tipo 33 Stradale than Ford Mustang, the name is perfectly fine.
and don’t forget really really really affordable…. you know for the euphoria effect…..
p.s. Seriously…. who comes up with these names anyway? are they trying to make all their car models rhyme or something??
Proton Exia? Copycat from Gundam Exia? are u sure proton? we driving a car, not a mobile suit. (google for gundam exia)
so what?
what bout Nissan Note copycat Samsung Galaxy Note? ford galaxy….samsung galaxy s4?
The word Note is generally used mate. Try searching for Exia on google and you’ll only find infos of the gundam. I don’t think the name Exia itself have any meaning.
don’t just relying on google brooooo…
Yea I know. Haha. But ppl generally use google to search for things.
nissan note was way older than samsung note……
Nissan note was here way before that crap samsung. Do your homework.
And logic, why would Japanese copy sopycats ?
Gundam 00 season 3. Proudly sponsor by Bandai, Kadokawa and….. PROTON!
gundam..? u serious? grow up..
Gundam metaseries ain’t for kids bro..
What the heck proton??? All those name are bad!!! And don’t you dare name preve hatchback as Esfora!!!
er… how about Deflora?
Dude, another 4 letters and it will be a scene from a certain type of movie. Hahaha..
… last but not least: Accodana
why not affordana instead…
Why not Anaconda instead? Lagi Bagus! Hahaha..
Proton should change their logo ! It Looks so childish and amatuer. And the names for the cars so kampung ! Might as well name the car Proton Sungai Buaya or Proton Teluk Gong !
haha…even your own name is so “childish and amatuer”…might be the combination of Food+Wanton=FooTon..CHeers!! =)
I think it’s waaayyy better then the previous bulan bintang thingy.. on blue background some more!
haha,damn funny, i got your point
Excuse me, that logo ain’t so bad okay….. worse cum worse at least people will be reminded of Thundercats every time they see a Proton pass by… :p
Perdana is still a good name, no need to change.
English pronounciation: per-dae-ne, sounds good.
so erm when will the satria neo s2000 concept will come out?
tax all added will cost more than 100k for a better s2000 satria, but who buy?
better go copy some car maker’s design, rebadge it, stripe those gadgets and stuff out, price it between 70~100k, more ppl buy those cronies lagi untung lahhh
syioknyaaaa sendiri…… Proton people here are so syiok sendiri.
They spend more effort in creating names than manufacture are proper car.
Manufacturing “real car”, you mean like viva, myvi and alza, Perodua salesgirls?
Yes. They did a good job. That’s why they are selling more cars than you. hahaha.
Substandard car names.. poor taste.
I suggested to proton recently for the Perdana replacement names:
Estreno
Estrella
Revo
Revol
The Exia name is from a Gundam, though it sounds cool nonetheless. Maybe for the SUV (better use Exile for the SUV imo)
i think most of the Name is for the Coming KLIMS 13….might be for the concept car…CHeers!! =)
Proton is getting from bad to worse. It’s bad enough they produce sub-par car and now they are using sub-par names
What happen to all Malaysia names like Wira, Juara, Satria. Is Proton losing its Malaysia identify.
What’s with all the funny sounding name. I bet old generation will find those names a mouthful hard to pronounce
hyundai using none korean name
And the japs also doesn’t use japs name for most of their cars, bear in mind this is a nation who always uphold their language and culture
Have u ever heard of suzuki gsx-r HAYABUSA?
Its japanese..
Hate to say that, but Japanese car is the only country in Asia use surname as a brand of a car. Honda, Toyota, Mazda(Matsuda), Kawasaki….etc
Korean car used Korean name for their car? I think only Korean words Hyundai (Modern in Hangul).
Korean name car? Lee Elentra? Kim Sonata?
Most car manufacturers more than 70 years use surname. Ford, Peugeot, Mercedes, Chrysler etc… except BMW and VW.
Proton reverting to Malaysian-type names again?
Seems to be a departure from the current – Neo, Persona, Exora, Preve naming conventions.
Proton Tersadai, Proton Flora, Proton Fauna..just a joke..hahaha
Persada = sounds like tersadai….
omg…
Please come with global names since it is gonna be marketed out from Malaysia.
better proton GLOWRA. (gelora) it will glow whenever there is a problem. haha R.A stand for Repair Always
I dont care and i dont give a damn
Proton Exia? Really Proton? Why not Proton Sazabi? Or Proton Sinanju? It’ll go 3 times faster than your average car.
Add another name also. proton unicorn n proton banshee
Proton Dynames & Proton Kyrios sounds good too!
exclusive in Red only and you get a mask with every purchase.
Sounding more like launching of new houses only.. :-)
There is a good chance that Persada will be the name of upcoming SUV/4WD vehicle.
Comments on Proton’s quality and design aside, why can’t they stick to the Perdana name? Like how the Saga was used for the latest model. See how the names Corolla, Civic, Golf, etc have been used on newer models over all these years? Don’t compare Proton’s quality lah… but keeping the name seems logical unless they don’t want people to associate it with the olde Perdana. High maintenance anyone?
What ever name they want to give..I would like to think proton should retain their old trademarks..at least make it as surname name basis (like Satria Neo)
whatever name la…quality first! amazing name but poor quality…hopeless
Exia. Name of one of the gundams in Gundam 00
seems like Proton love Japan anime too!
Could it be for International market…eg Indonesia?
really, as a true malaysian who finished SPM and passed BM, i really think these names are stupid and make-no-sensely idiotic
my 2 cents
Proton can shove it up their a**. Protection policy is unfair to rakyat.
Proton UBAH lagi best.
Dude: Hey guys look at my new ride(beeming pride)
Fren: whoaaaa…cool ride man. Which model is this??
Dude: Proton Esfora
Fren: Proton what Huh?? Is this part of Gaban series???
Proton Exia = First Gundam made in Malaysia???!!!
MEH all just recycled rebadged decade old cars.
also, the talk about the rabadged honda accord, they never said what year accord, it could be the current 2013 which hasn’t arrived or the last year’s model (which im guessing it is).
it is pointless to register these “tradename”. which brand want to use these kampung names? and even if proton lose these “tradename”, there are many more better names. all they need is a little creativity.
Proton already sold in other countries so kampung is not the right word lor. Learn more about IPO, don’t stay in those caves forever, ok?
Whatever the name proton cars are a joke. Car is a joke. The whole organisation is also a joke.
..and you are a joker haha!
Proton having an issue w the quality..
Engine is ok.. Just the quliaty.. The QC department ned to be improved time by time since they is alot of prob occur to the new user of proton.. Im 1 of the user.. Proton persona.. Pls.. Just improved your quality, then all bashers will stfu.. That is the only prob..
Soo many names but the technology still old, still use timing belt, no dcvvt, and the rest…..boring.
CFE has vvt lor, oh i forgot. You only want to drive decade old engine and four gears right? LOL enjoy your ride, proton already downsizes and turbocharges the engine like Europeans. Haha!
Please use Malay word ! This is malaysian product..
I literally think there’s no point to think about name. Proton has now 26 years old. This thingy Proton should be back before – should have name for all lineup/segment already. But after decades, still finding names?
Why does proton need to have a new name for every new model?.just maintain a name and stik with with new models..it confuses the market, imagine if new civic with new name every coupke of years lol…anyways visited a proton dealer lately looking at reason not to buy myvi, showroom was dead,staff not motivated, no drive or sense of energy in shwroom, products looks lame unlike p2 with many offers and livelier sales and products. Proton felt like entering a govt building, greyyyy…hope proton stop wasting time naming their products and focus on the product itself..
Yep… Just use Perrdana for Perdana replacement…
Oh! They are coming up with more copy-paste cars?
*smile*
That called economy… Accord re-badge proton can be sell below RM100k… They can save R&D cost…
totally agreed with u alson