During the signing of a definitive agreement between DRB-Hicom and Zhejiang Geely Holding (ZGH), it was revealed there would be a fair bit of technology sharing between Geely and Proton. At a press conference this morning, we were provided a little more insight into those plans.
“Geely will provide all necessary support. Geely will supply our latest and most advanced engines. For your information, Proton’s engine is only certified for Euro 4 emissions. Geely will provide Euro 6 and beyond engine,” said Daniel Li Dong Hui, executive vice president and chief financial officer of ZGH. The company has engine capacities ranging from 1.0 to 3.5 litres, paired with either a four- or six-speed automatic, as well as a five-speed manual.
It isn’t just Geely’s conventional petrol engines either, as electrified powertrains are confirmed to be on the cards as well. “Yes, this is something that we will embrace, and Geely has embraced the technology. This is one of the highest reasons why Proton needs a strategic partner, where we can get immediate access to techology of EVs,” noted Datuk Seri Syed Faisal Albar, chairman of Proton Holdings.
“Geely will provide the transmission which will not only be able to handle a few cars, but also flexible to be equipped with new energy solutions, including hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric. We will provide the new product development, including our new models and including also hybrid and electric cars,” Li added.
The company’s experience with electric cars is backed by its partnership with Volvo Cars, giving birth to models like the Emgrand EV, which will be followed by a plug-in hybrid version later this year.
There’s also Geely’s new sub-brand – Lynk & Co – which will see closer cooperation between both Geely and Volvo on shared vehicle architectures, powertrain development and electrification.
With access to Geely’s resources and technologies, the Proton-Geely partnership will lead to the development of new (and exciting) products. We already know the Boyue will form the basis of Proton’s first-ever SUV model, and we’ve already sampled one in China not too long ago.
The SUV is available with a variety of engines, depending on the market it is sold in. Options include a 2.0 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol (139 hp/178 Nm), 2.4 litre NA petrol (153 hp/225 Nm) and a 1.8 litre turbocharged, direct-injected petrol (161 hp/250 Nm). A likely candidate for the Proton version is the turbo variant we sampled, paired with two-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic transmission.
However, it remains to be seen when these new and modern powertrains will be integrated into Proton’s products, be it present models or future ones. Of course, all these product development initiatives will require the cooperation of both parties.
“Geely needed to invest tens of billions of dollars to do all this new product development. We do not ask Proton to make all this kind of additional investment. So Proton will only need to invest on the production and plant upgrading, quality improvement and the introduction of new products,” Li explained.
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Do 1st and let the rakyat test for few days la..kalu ok kita ramai2 beli..baru boleh caya..baru betul …paham tak..cakap tadah sama bekin u tutup kedai on the spot ok..
GG proton tgdi.
Can trust? Or 5 years later the system auto kaboom, resulting in million vehicle recalls?
Campro euro2 more reliable
I hope Geely sacks all the 12,000 deadwood in the company and bring in fresh blood. Cannot believe we kept all 12,000 workers despite Proton losing RM4 million per day the last 10 yrs.
Abes la jepunis cars. Jepunis companies better kolos shop and open kedai kopi
Tahniah P1.
So shy. Proton was born in 1985. Geely was born in 1997.
Proton is actually getting tech from a younger company of 12 years than Proton
Tak kesah as long as i get paid
And yet u claimed P1 started 10 years b4 merdeka. So mana cerita betui ni?
Engineers and designers at Proton just goyang kaki and get gaji buta. No invention from them at all
Wrong again schmuck, Geeky was established in 1986.
Geely, a refrigerator parts-maker bought Proton. Dafuq
Making fridges not cars when they started.
“Geely will provide all necessary support. Geely will supply our latest and most advanced engines. For your information, Proton’s engine is only certified for Euro 4 emissions. Geely will provide Euro 6 and beyond engine,” said Daniel Li Dong Hui, executive vice president and chief financial officer of ZGH.
I am enjoying the speed of their shaming of the old company already! good job Geely Malaysia!
I guess we all know how mean spirited you are…
Indeed. It is not shaming. PROTON has said the same in the past.
I guess for some people only the negative sells.
The bodohs at Proton tak ada malu. Geely already showing how stupid and lembap Malaysians were or are.
“Geely will provide all necessary support. Geely will supply our latest and most advanced engines. For your information, Proton’s engine is only certified for Euro 4 emissions. Geely will provide Euro 6 and beyond engine,” said Daniel Li Dong Hui, executive vice president and chief financial officer of ZGH.
wow.. that’s like spear strike into the heart of previous Proton management..
Yuo said management…Indeed it is and I agree. Hopefully this is the starting point of clearing up the Deadwood’s and creating a clear path for the engineers to move forward, free from the shackles of a management that don’t know jack about running a car company.
Good Luck
Methinks the 2017 Iriz with a Geely 1.0 powertrain may be oh so yummy.
finally no more cvt
its good to dream when it never happens. Proton still has to answer to Rakyat what they did to all the money they got to do electric cards with Frazer and nash UK under Tun M. where are the money and what happened to their promises? also for geely the first move will be to introduce their own cars and its not like over night they will give proton engines. Geely does not have its own tech and is it all came from companies they bought. I insist that as long as DRB involved in the operation there will be no progress due to their own companies being sole suppliers to proton as vendors.
finally can say goodbye to the not-so-pro campro engine
But campro alredi been superseeded by VVT engine…
Single VVT enjin sudah dinosar…
“We do not ask Proton to make all this kind of additional investment. So Proton will only need to invest on the production and plant upgrading,…”
Nice move, geely. You know that proton does not have money to invest and you seriously want to take over its plant.
AWESOME!
Chinese users complain Geely Boyue has high FC (100km/10-12L)
What happen to Proton Ricardo engine?
Up to P1 & Geely to decide. Its still more advanced than anything Geely has right now.
I want a car with Lotus handling with the new 1.5 turbo 180 HP ricardo engine. Anything with Geely engine and gearbox I wont buy.
Guess that spell the end for Protons new GDI & TGDI engine develop with Ricardo that should be launch this year with no mention what so ever. SAD
How about the development of Proton’s GDI engines..?
Paul,
Any news about Proton GDI and TGDI with Ricardo? What happened to those engines? Still prefer 4 cylinder engines than 3 cylinder engines.
Plus missed the multi link suspension by Proton. Geely, most of their models are torsion beam. Correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks. Please reply, Paul.
Great to hear ! I have no opinion on Geely’s powertrain technologies, but so long as Volvo participated in the development, we have nothing to worry about. Volvo’s powertrains are some of the most advanced and refined in the world. Reliability and quality control is a big question mark though.
Some matters were left unaddressed. What will happen of Proton’s joint project with Ricardo and Lotus ? Proton has been developing their Euro 6c direct-injection engine for some time now. There’s also the Jatco CVT which Proton hinted at a while back. Proton also has EV and Hybrid concepts, such as the Iriz EV and Prevé REEV.
Hopefully, all of these concerns will be addressed in due course.