Proton CEO Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Kenali has confirmed that the first Proton-Suzuki model will debut in October this year. He was speaking to reporters after the launch of the new Proton Perdana in Putrajaya this morning.
The Proton boss also mentions the exact model that the company will rebadge, and, as expected, it’s the Suzuki Ertiga MPV. A taped-up Ertiga with Proton’s trade plate has been spotted roaming in Malaysia lately, and Suzuki’s Indonesian arm – which produces the Ertiga – said in January that the MPV will be exported to Malaysia in knocked down form, from Q2 2016, at a rate of 1,500 units per month.
Production of the CKD kits headed for Malaysia will start at Suzuki’s factory in Cikarang, Indonesia from May, it was revealed then. Proton officially announced in January that the first Proton-Suzuki joint model will enter production before the end of 2016, so things are on schedule.
In existence since 2012, the Ertiga was given a minor facelift last year. The test mule in camo is wearing the pre-facelift bumper, which has a central rear fog lamp and a shapelier “diffuser” area. The 15-inch wheels, which are paired with GT Radial tyres, are from the facelifted car, though. We’ve not yet seen the front, so it’s not clear if the MPV has already undergone “Protonisation”.
The seven-seat Ertiga has a 2,740 mm wheelbase (Perodua Alza 2,750 mm, Proton Exora 2,730 mm) and is powered by a 1.4 litre engine with 92 PS and 130 Nm of torque. The K14B motor is paired to a five-speed manual and four-speed auto. An Ertiga Dreza variant with a unique face and more equipment is also available in Indonesia and Thailand. There’s a Mazda-badged Ertiga in Indonesia too, the VX-1.
Check out renderings of the “Proton Ertiga” as well as the original Suzuki MPV below.
GALLERY: Proton-badged Suzuki Ertiga renderings
GALLERY: Suzuki Ertiga facelift at GIIAS 2015
Proton price it below P2 or else “close shop”. Iriz “game changer” = failed, new Perdana “game changer again” = Pricing not acceptable to Malaysia down fall economic.
For Proton, more likely it is “game over” than “game changer”.
With RM1.5B, not so fast
Game changer forever, forever beg money from government.
Stupid company dump money come out Exora, then rebadge Suzuki to kills it own child.
Proton management principles:
1. As long as money is burnt, who care about profit.
2. Too much loss then ask soft loan.
Proton is a failure. The management is simply so bad and cannot make right decisions. I ask you a simple question, can 92ps power, carry 7 people?
No need rocket scientist to figure this out.
Simple logic. No need car analyst and car experts to study this. This alone will show you, this car is destined to fail. Don’t even talk about Genting, even in Bandar also, 92PS can hardly pull 4 adults. It will strain the engine so much that, fuel consumption will be super super super super high. And don’t forget, wear and tear on engine moving parts because engine struggles to pull a heavy body.
This is why Suzuki failed. Suzuki is a big failure in the car market. Infact, Suzuki is on its way to close shop globally also cause people have low or no regard for their cars. But the Japanese are clever, they found a scapegoat. They found Proton who will give them a bit more years to live.
So, what do you get when failure (Proton) marry a failure (Suzuki)? Do you think you will get success?
Suzuki is now very happy to use up Proton’s Rm1.5 billion loan.
If RM114k Perdana also got no VSC, please expect this car also not to have VSC.
Amazing, VSC only cost RM300 to RM400 to put into a car. Proton is really not bothered with our lives. Janji untung lebih
Wow ini orang manyak pandai. RM300-RM400 single piece of equipment plug and play meh? Where is your source? For VSC to work, the module is integrated into the ABS controller. Then there’s additional sensors (yaw rate, lateral acceleration, roll rate on some) and a whole lot of integration and validation work for the VSC to work. RM300-RM400.. wauuu..
Vsc is average usd 111 on mass production vehicle according to ntsa which 10 year ago.. based on vehicle aleardy equiqed abs system…
Then why Axia no VSC?
There are ways to overcome low hp to get the car moving. The hp for old proton wira 1.3 and 1.5 are only 75ps and 90ps respectively. I still remember driving my old proton wira 1.3MT with 5 pax up Genting Highland, overtook all cars along the way.
Small cars usually run on higher rpm but there will be setback on fuel consumption.
It is not the absolute horsepower number la deiii.. maybe you should start to calculate the hp per ton ratio? Even that does not tell the whole story. There’s torque curve, gear ratio, engine calibration and other things that goes into the performance factor.
so mazda also a failure for rebadge this mpv?
Stupid…new mpv avanza 1.3cc clearly is bullshit….dont say genting or cameron..even bukit beruntong hill road cannot go…totally wasted…but no one mau komplen atau bash..toyota ma..jipun mari..even they regret as hell after buy the avanza..pretenting and keep said..ohhh..avanza good..mau jaga muka ma… Avanza also a failed car from toyota… My surrounding friends most of them drive imported car like..vw, bmw, mazda, ford, honda, mitsu and toyota. Also got problem, sometime 3-4weeks at service center.. But they never voice out or bash it…why???…malulaaa..kereta import ma..even 1month in service center still pretending their car is the best even the service center cant solve it..thats y ur car keep at the service center for weeks and months…..stupid.
Ertiga’s engine is better than 1.3l from Avanza. Did you ever see 1.3l Avanza carry 7 people?
Drop from pertama to Ketiga.. better name new MPV as Proton Ketiga
What?? From Indonesia?? Better buy made in Malaysia Alza la
Proton is tagetting the Indons in malaysia. Kijang not selling well over here.
Wont this kill the Exora sales, one of their most successful production lines? At least the Exora had some of the Grandis’s good looks. Not too keen on the Ertiga’s design, this looks like something Perodua would rebadge.
What I see the ertiga will seat under Exora CFE. That’s why Exora CPS no longer on sale. So according to body size Ertiga should compete with Avanza (like in Indonesia) and Exore should grow to accomodate 8 seaters with the new 1.5 TGDI engine call Exora Wave. Still if Proton keen to grab Indonesia market, they should make another MPV to compete with Alza before going to Indonesia market.
Suzuki? U mean the company that is hot with scandal now?
Proton likes to do business with scandalous company… eg: VW, Mitsubishi, Suzuki… lol
Proton fanboy Alza and Avanza 1.5L complain underpower. Now Proton 1.4L lol lol.
Haha.. eat ur word proton fanboy!
Later 1.0l turbo plonked in with different interior, wut say you?
Judging by the frequency by which Proton changes its CEO, before the rebadged Ertiga is launched, another CEO yang tak dikenali will probably be at the helm.
don’t forget they might launch another new chairman too
This is a more than decent car, provided Proton does not screw it up during the rebadging process. I will take this over the Avanza anytime.
But with the impending launch of the Honda Mobilio, Proton has got its work cut out again.
1.4 litre? die ingat org malaysia ni kurus2 ke? pling kurus pon 60 kilo, 60 kali 7 dah 420 kilo, tak masuk luggage lagi, kalau pegi cameroon nk bwk balik strawberi lagi setengah tan,
plus minus muatan saja dah satu tan, belum tambah berat keta lagi, we need power u know? poweerrrrr….
Proton back to square one after 20+ years, rebadging cars again.
Say that to Toyota that rebadged Mazda
Sure will sell…the next Taxi (if Taxi still survive the Uber..LOL)
UMW also pushing their car to Taxi beside current Exora, hows how bad this kind of car model…still want to head into this segment…
So when the factory also not in Malaysia, what job creation P1 talk about? LOL..yup, we feel like indon sooner or later..
U mean u din read “CKD kits headed for Malaysia”?
Proton please rebadge Rolls Royce also lah. Sell it below RM1 million price, sure confirm laku sales.
What about the new swift?
Exactly 1 year ago I sold off my ’08 Saga and got a ’09 Myvi….what a difference the Myvi made!!
Last week I sold off my ’09 Exora CPS(pui!) and am waiting for my Ranger 2.2XLT next week!
Looks like no more Proton in my family from now on!!
Too bad for u Proton…I’ve got fed up with your never ending ‘the next model will be THE game changer’ tag line!!!
Proton management staffs are very busying for brainstorming the new name for this car already, how about Proton Jib
Proton Citizen Declaration?
Proton Save Malaysia?
Proton Make My Son PM?
Proton Asal Bukan UMNO But Still Save UMNO?
Proton Diktator?
This is something that I do not understand. Bring in Suzuki Ertaga and taped it all around to disguise it? Come on, the car has been widely sold in Indonesia. It is not new model.
If its from current suzuki, why bother testing the car?
Maybe slighty different specs
Why proton so many rebadge car this year?? After rebadge then redesign it make the car looks more ugly…
Right Suzuki launched the facelift and proton has a pre-facelift prototype. How awesome is that? Keep selling obsolete shite to Malaysians.
They give a pre-facelift version so that Proton can do the facelift by themselves. Not much changes between facelift and pre-facelift. Some cosmetics changes and engine slightly tuned down by 2 or 3 hp if I’m not mistaken.
New doesn’t mean better, if not why you you bought used car? I forgot you cannot afford it new, oh wai
again rebadge model???wondering if the rm1.5bilion will spent correctly….
Some buyer waiting for exora LWB.. Exora LWB with 10 or 11 passenger will be useful.. But 1.6L 250nm will be underpowered
Proton should rebadge kereta mayat. It suits them!
Don’t forget to re-badge the new Suzuki Swift Sport 1.4 Turbo as the Satria GTI. I will buy one.
proton dah jadi boring mcm produa..
harap persona & saga baru tak membosankan macam perdana 2016 & MPV 2016..
setakat tampal logo.. tutup kedai jela..
proton dengan model buatan sendiri lebih mengujakan.. & masyarakat (sekeliling saya la) ternanti-nanti nak lihat.. saya & family beli proton, semua model dari first saga(Kecuali savvy haha & Juara) tiara pun kami beli…
Saya rasa Exora akan jadi “Last Proton” yg kami beli… Selamat Tinggal Proton….
*P/s Myvi & kancil ada beli sebuah
While your at it Proton, rebadge Suzuki Kizashi.
Proton-Mitsubishi
Proton-Renault
Proton-Honda
Proton-Suzuki
next
Proton-Nissan
Proton-Hyundai
With so many different engines and parts the inventory will kill them.
already 8/11/2016 today, no news on new proton mpv?