The Proton Preve is now assembled in Bangladesh for the local market. Production of the Preve started last month in the country by local conglomerate PHP Family at a plant in the port city of Chittagong, according to The Financial Express. The Preve is the “first ever locally produced car,” the report adds, although Mitsubishi has some activity in the South Asian nation.
The Preve will be a modern addition to Bangladeshi roads, and PHP will have to convince the market to opt for a new Preve over reconditioned imported models. This is the same issue faced by Tan Chong in Myanmar, where the locally-assembled Nissan Sunny (Almera) fights for buyers with recond cars.
This Preve to Bangladesh CKD deal has been talked about for years. It first surfaced in 2014, and in March 2016, Proton said that local production would start in June last year to replace CBU units from Malaysia. The initial agreement between Proton and PHP was for the latter to build 1,200 units of the Preve per annum, with production originally scheduled to start in December 2015.
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Wah bangga la
This is a big joke. Even in Malaysia, Preve failed big time cause it was too expensive. Despite 5 star rating ncap, the car was a total failure cause mahal.
And this is despite Malaysia being 100x richer than Bangladesh.
Statistically Bangladesh is confirmed the poorest nation in the world.
You think people in Bangladesh can afford the Preve when Malaysians themselves could not afford it?
Even if it is for export from Bangladesh also, people won’t buy globally. Bangladesh is famous for sutera and kapas only, car manufacture and quality people know they fail.
This is Proton’s marketing research. Spend millions to make this deal happen but got no returns.
when compared to same segmemt , C-segment
Preve pretty much cheap
its a C-segment in B-segment price range
No wonder foreign cars are expensive so that Proton can appear ‘cheap’. Another Proton’s ‘dirty’ tactic
Errrrr tax makes foreign overlord cars more exoensive
So, When Honda/Toyota using the 3rd world country to assemble their cars also dirty tactic ?
Its business, CKD price, lower price to assemble.
Other brands been doing this a lot.
Actually this helping the Bangladesh got work over there.
please dont comment on wealth and economics. you get an F. If Proton Preve sales moves at snails pace its never so much about segment of Bangladesh population not being able to afford it
Bnagladesh is officially the poorest country in the world. How are they going to afford the Preve?
The Preve failed in Malaysia because it was too pricey. And we Malaysians are 100x richer than Bangladesh
Berlambak preve on roads. Mana fail? Oh wait, ur frm cave….
Berlambak sampai nak rugi RM1b kalau tak gadai 49% ke Geely. Preve best car terbaik aircond sejuuuukk..terbaaiikkk..
Sales number and profit are 2 different things, just look at tesla. Dun be over butthurt until logic turns to zero
This is why caveman also cannot see company losing RM4 mil per day for the past 10 years. Think berlambak preve on roads.
Pls come out and see real world. Dun even need to think up stories.
Everybody also know Preve drinks petrol like crazy like Mercedes 500 SEL from the 90s
Now heres a contradiction to bashers story. If theres so few Preve on road, how EVERYONE knows whether it drinks petrol or not? Its either caveman story or hearsays from unker punya auntie punya frens punya long lost kolik punya grandma fairytales.
So mana betui ni?
so bodoh statement. If only 10 cars are sold and all 10 people say it drinks a lot of fuel, does it mean they have sold 100,000 units?
Tolong pakai otak sikit.
Drink fuel a lot ? You compare with what?
4mil per day how you count it?
Central African Republic is the poorest la YB. I see many agree, but yet again this is Malaysia. Facts do not matter.
How cheap a segment C should be?
Bangladesh is 139th out of 186 countries, measured by GDP per head of population in 2016, according to the International Moneytary Fund. Definitely not “officiall the poorest country in the world”. Get your facts right.
Dude, before talking sh*t based on statistics, try to get your facts right. The Preve is set to be priced at around 5-6 lakh taka in Bangladesh. However, the reconditioned cars which come from Japan, NONE of them cost below 10 lakhs. So, what makes you think we can’t afford them? LMAO what a joke
Mr.kunta You do not have any idea about Bangladesh. Even Bangladesh is Developing Country But they are using the world latest car now a days.
Hebat! My countrymen love Proton.
Talked in 2014. 2017 only produce. Talk about efficiency. Simply drag so that they can keep their job longer. Don’t think the chinese will accept that.
Eh before told to sack the designer, now boleh drag keep job longer pulak.
Topkek
Ko ingat nak setup production line kat sana macam nak jual pisang goreng? Ari cakap esok boleh bukak kedai?
Agak2 la byk kot benda nak kene settle, in terms on law, pnc, technical, etc…
No wonder he told p1 to close shop and sell kicap because all he knows is bashing p1 with his incompetent manglish
Hahaha… terasa sangat with my the other post.
better to sell kicap, at least can make money than lose RM4 million per day selling cars
Before told P1 to sell kicap, when MIMOS showed car design told to stay with ICT pulak
Basher is going carazy
Topkek
Excuses everywhere
That’s why toyota got bailed out last time
TC & jepunis in myanmar is boleh. Is okays.
P1 & local partner in Bangla is taboleh. mesti bash.
Lets see how john defend P1/Preve here without bashing Toyo as this is the best platform to do so. I promise I won’t be bashing P1 here. Cheers to john for defending with facts in advance.
he cannot think. Blood glucose too low
Ada aku kesah u bash P1?
Tak boleh defend = Tak Kesah. Hehehe. john memang boleh.
Structurely, Preve is a good car. Just the finishing needs to be of better class. Perhaps china parts can help bring up the quality & premium appeal of the car.
“Perhaps china parts can help bring up the quality & premium appeal of the car.”
Hahahaha … thats the funniest statement. Nak tipu pun agak-agak lah
The question is can the Preve take the Bangladeshi roads?
The Preve has rather small, narrow and flat looking headlights. It has a chunky and bulky rear-end due to the belt line raising towards the rear. The turbo engine is severely underpowered and the CVT tranny doesn’t help a bit. This car needs to be facelifted fast. You do not see new Preves on the road nowadays. This model was simply just not designed properly. The designers need to get back to your sketchboard.
Around 9 sec century sprint is not underpower for a warm turbo car
Hahaha…always never failed to have some connection with bangladesh…
I would take a recond Toyota or Honda any day.
So those Bangladeshis with their money working in malaysia will eventually give back the money to Malaysia when bought the Preve. SO Preve’s production line in Tg.Malim are moved to Bangladesh for Geely to better use it?
Hope this goes well because if Bangladesh also cannot sell, then…
Goodjob proton.. keep it up. haters gonna hate.. always.
Another self-patting syok sendiri clown. Good job until company pun kena jual.
Big companies go multinational with bigger share, so?
this JV will collapse in few month. people there will buy recon Japanese and Korean cars. this is another doomed failure by Proton.
Also what you are showing that super ugly car done by sunway workshop? what sort of national car allows this to happen?
Go to sunway you see a lot of mods, so?
seriously i think bangla also don want this car
Seriously i also think you cannot afford this car
Who said that? I’m Prevé user and was approached by many Bangladeshi asking the price and interest to buy Prevé.
Congrats to Proton and PHP Group !
It took a while to work out, but at least it did in the end. Actually, I thought this project was already abandoned. I’m glad I was wrong !
Bangladesh is the first ever export market for Proton cars… since December 1986. It’s not a particularly big market, but it’s one of Proton’s oldest and most stable.
The Bangladesh police and government use a few Proton cars in their fleet. I suspect that most of the PHP-assembled Prevés will be bought by companies, governments or law enforcement. Sadly, very few citizens can afford a car in Bangladesh. Those who can afford usually buy recond JDM cars which are cheap and popular.
PHP Group is one of first to sell a mass-market locally-assembled new car in Bangladesh. In that sense, PHP Group is a pioneer in Bangladesh’s auto industry. There is great potential for Bangladesh to have a large auto industry in the future. Their economy and population are growing, but car ownership is still low. Ultimately, it will come down to government policies and incentives.
Anyway, all the best to PHP Group and Proton. I hope both companies will consider assembling the new Saga as well.
i think saga have bigger market there
“Sadly, very few citizens can afford a car in Bangladesh”. LOL, what? Get your facts right, please. The Preve is set to be priced at around 5 lakhs in our currency, whereas the cheapest imported reconditioned cars cost at least 10. And guess what? A LOT of people are actually buying cars. Before making fun or being sarcastic or whatever you intended to be, just get your facts straight.
It a start for any Bangladesh corporation to experience and learning process what take to assemble a car that Proton had experienced 30 years ago. We’ll see larger companies penetration into Bangladesh auto industries, let see who can survive when the Big 5 auto industries come to Bangladesh.
Please work out for a facelift or a new model.
The current Preve is dated and suffering from sales even in the homeland.
Syukur, syukur…….Ada bangla boys can assemble the Preve.
but Hopefully, QC wont be effected…I scared dashboard got krek-krok-krek-krok noise after 1 week of delivery….