Just a few hours after prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad revealed that Malaysia has aspirations to start a new national car project, Khairy Jamaluddin has shared his thoughts on the matter on his official Facebook page.
In a posting, the politician said that such a move was a regressive one after the government put an end to the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit Line 3 (MRT3) project.
He added that a new national car project would not be environmentally friendly from a carbon standpoint and would come at a substantial cost to the government. These resources should instead be channeled towards projects that enhance the public transport system, he noted.
According to Khairy, since 1984, the government has been handing out various financial assistance and grants amounting to RM15.3 billion to Proton. A (new) national car project will also make it more costly for customers who wish to purchase a non-national car due to excise duties that are as high as 105%.
“Unless the new national car project will produce a fully electric car, I do not see the benefits to the people, the country’s economy and the environment. It also relies heavily on the ability to achieve economies of scale. If the scale of production is small, the desired economic impact targets may not be achieved,” Khairy said.
He advised the government, through the Cabinet, to thoroughly assess such a project before following through on it. “I hope that time and resource priorities are directed to the enhancement of public transport systems like increasing cooperation with the private sector in improving last-mile connectivity,” he said in his Facebook post.
Looking into e-hailing services via vehicles and motorcycles, a comprehensive feasibility study including how to reduce the costs of the MRT 3 project so it may be revived in the future were among his suggestions. Khairy also said considerations should be made to implement more cost-effective systems such as Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that aren’t just focused in the Klang Valley.
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M’sian wont miss National car project.
https://paultan.org/2018/02/05/proton-will-not-be-allowed-to-sink-najib-tun-razak/
What did Khairy do when our debt became RM1 trillion? At that time he did not make any comments.
Now, everyday got so many scandals exposed. Khairy did not voice out against any of them at all.
KJ cannot expose anything bcos his own ministry was missing 100 million too.
So many missing millions could be spent for educastion and healthcare. sigh…
Yessss l am agreed with you Mikey
Before elections, PH politicans said they had ample ‘evidence’ of corruption and wrongdoing, especially on 1MDB. But now? Need to investigate this and that. Obviously to appease their naive electorate, which frankly isn’t hard to do.
Enough misery of Malaysian after Proton was created.. Enough!
But I don’t think this old fox have time to start a new national car.Time is running out for him.. I give him 2 years max before stop breathing.
who are you to judge? Only God can give or take a life. Maybe in less than 2 years, YOU are the one that stops breathing. And if that happens, we will all be happy there is more air for us to use.
Woi.. bahlul bagang bodoh , apa punya sial…eh.
Screw you … hope your family stop breathing…
Btw uneducated idiots like you don’t understand the fundamentals of economy for such a projects.
Another unwarranted komen from Red Shirts in this holy month of Ramadan. Forgiveness and blessings upon all M’sians..
More like Red Herring from PH trolls thats non-aligned to him.
Agree… cancelling to fund public transportation projects but willing to spend on car manufacturing… how genius is that…? How does that benefit the people already needing better and eficient connetivity thru public transportation…?
When ECRL cost RM29 billion and suddenly became RM55 billion…..Khairy just kept quiet. Very quiet.
That is already double the cost.
But he kept super silent.
His pocket was already loaded from the ECRL project. I’m sure he got his cut at the rakyats expense.
Anyone will keep quiet.
This.time support Khairy, dont start National Car project ahain, last 10 or 20 yrs yes, but now is very hugh investment and our market is very very small only
KJ should have took this opportunity by “supporting” Tun M. Tun did support(tongue in cheek) KJ to be the president of UMNO just days ago.
Just rebage and give us affordable car with full safety n technology, good enough..
I can’t disagree with the opposition on this issue. What has proton brought to the benefit of consumers here?
What has you brought for the country?
Poor English my friend!
Move on….lots of other thing to be done than just manufacture car….anyway i have owned proton since day 1….and recently purchase another proton…work on other thing rather than new car
“ask not what the country can do for you, ask what you can do for the country” – John F Kennedy
Move on….lots of other thing to be done than just manufacture car
Khairy nobody asking you and to be really clear, your opinion doesnt count. Your track record on voicing opinion doesnt help. Terrible ge14 result testifies that.
As usual, you failed to look at bigger view. And badly selective angle as well. Money pumped into proton is nothing compared to what been pumped into the government coffers. The problems with MRT ECRL are clear, lopsided contracts and very bad planning. Thats why u need to learn more.
And ah electric cars. You like to be heard clever, isnt it. Read more khairy. Its better than everything you ever does.
Khairy, when he was just 27 years old already had few hundred million ringgit already.
Investigate this first.
3 anak jadi instant billionaire sebelum cecah umur 40 tahun tak heran pulak. Pelik orang-orang Malaysia ni….
We do not need another PROTON 2.0
Japanese is NOT the centre of excellence for cars .
Europe is the centre of excellence for cars . China is looking to Germany,Sweden, England for car technologies and totally ignore japanese technology.
We Malaysian wants second chance to get japanese obsolete and dinosaur technologies for cars ??
Forget about Proton 2.0 and if Proton 2.0 vehicles cannot sell later, we rakyat had to pay heavy taxes again for imported and ckd vehicles. Then becomes Malaysian proton 2.0 dinosaur models again.
What sort of logic is this??
Better spend wisely to create better public transport system in the cities and suburds .
I had to DISAGREE with TUN on setting up another Proton 2.0 this time. Cars technologies and designs changes so fast and we malaysian still depends on JAPANESE ALWAYS TO MAKE THE CHANGES.. CRAZY
So where is the Malaysian Pride that always depends on Japan once again??
Forget Proton 2.0 , just forget it and Malaysia do not wish to be suck into massive losses again in getting the rakyat donation monies to bail it out again if happened.
Proton 2.0 is not under HARAPAN manifesto at all..and we just had to accept the reality that Malaysia is not a world class car manufacturer ( 10 to 20 years behind times technologies) that had to depend on japanese technologies without our own technologies breakthru.
not viable at all !!! period
Honda, toyota, mazda, datsun would like to have a word with you
No need proton 2.0 its another waste of money. Even stopped general motors. Why should we start another national car project?
His vision limitless, don’t compare with ur brain. See first don’t make conclusion
PROTON 2.0 vision , Malaysian does not need to know and understand.
Better, efficient and improve public transports and feeder buses are what the rakyat need Most now.
Tired of traffic jams and putting debt burden on Malaysian for failed new car project again
I hear the new car brand is PAKATON
NO.. It will be BONISAN
It looks the same, feels the same, but this time it will be better. The same like our Manifesto promises.
Pakaton
Sounds more like a Cartoon series
Electric cars are so 2016. It’s time to go fuel cell!
No la fuel cell is so yesterday, we should fly
Nope, fuel cell is so yesterday. We shud be using Mr Fusion and use it to go back in time. Oh wait, Bapak alredi brought us back in time….
Even if it was an electric car, why a new company? It just does not make any sense.
Later Tun M may claims the press miss-quoted his statement or self-claim its just his own personal opinion no big deal LOL
Bapak: “saya mudah lupa, eh eh eh salah cakap, maksud saya Malaysia mudah lupa tentang apa yang saya ada cakap”
Good time Khairy, not for regressive, but a forward looking.
Proton was once Malaysians Pride & Joy tats why Tun Mahathir wants to bring it back.
IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT SCENERIO NOW SINCE CHINA CAR MANUFACTURING CAME TO THE LIMELIGHT THAT STARTED FIFTEEN YEARS AGO.
WHEN PROTON FIRST STATED IN LATE 80’S countries like CHINA, KOREA AND TAIWAN WITHOUT THAILAND WERE ON INFANT STAGE AS MALAYSIA .
NOW THAILAND IS DETROIT OF THE EAST , VIETNAM , TAIWAN AND INDONESIA ARE MAKING THEIR OWN NATIONAL CARS TOO..
THE ASEAN MARKET OR CAKE IS JUST GETTING SMALLER FOR P3 TO SURVIVE LET ALONE CHINA , KOREA AND JAPAN WHICH ARE INCREASING DOMINANCE WITH THEIR WELL BUILT QUALITY CARS AND CHEAPER PRICE PURCHASE FOR ASEAN MARKET.
THIRTY YEARS AGO IS VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION FROM TODAY WHEN TUN FIRST STARTED PROTON FOR MALAYSIA
THE EASY AND GLORY DAYS FOR NATIONAL CAR IS NOT VIABLE AND LUCRATIVE ANYMORE AS THERE ARE MANY NEW ASIAN PLAYERS THAT HAD MUSHROOM SINCE.
IF FULL EV OR FUEL CELLS TECHNOLOGY CAR MANUFACTURING (P3) , THEN P3 WILL HAD A CHANCE AND WILL BE FINE OTHERWISE DIESEL AND PETROL POWER ENGINES ARE JUST YESTERDAY TECHNOLOGY THAT MANY COUNTRIES ARE BANNING THEM SOON.
i never ever thought umno would be capable of saying some sensible things
Funny if Najib would have said it before, he would be the first one to support!
Now he has found his voice…..a miracle just happened:)
Not yet in progress but kj start druming the isue.His opinion is baseless.you re a loser anywhere.
Malaysia need to have an industry. Anything.. cant rely on crude oil and palm oil as main source of income. If we think its IT, okay, shipbuilding, okay … Automotive also good since we are not starting fresh. Even is we consider Proton a failure, next project should be better .. if we learn one or two things from the past…
I failed to be engineer, ok lets try to be lawyer, failed too … lets try to be accountant then ….
maybe sticking to original plan would be better …
KJ, you first answer where is the 100 million went missing after that you can give your comment on Tun M idea of getting a new project for national car
Since our beloved PM is in Japan. I hope he will study a bit on JAPAN public transport. I heard their public transport is very sophisticated and more importantly very punctual. Will arrive on time. We malaysian so eager to have a such wonderful public transport here. After improve the public transport then we can consider bout
National car. But government must make sure that all imported cars are as cheap as in other Asian countries. Dont simple put higher taxes on imported cars so that our cars are cheaper. It will burden the RAKYAT. PH is doing a wonderful job so far . Hope it will b continue…..
We should not support an egoistical move by one person to bring back his ‘pride’ and joy. TDM was kicked out of P1 hence the plan to start a new P2.0 and then slowly impose huge tariffs on P1 and make them suffer. We should not go down that road again..org Malaysia mudah lupa ke..?
I’m sorry to interrupt. What is the different between project announcement vs project ambition. I believe i heard clearly Tun M said in the talk show at Japan, new or another national car brand is project ambition.
This is the kind of intelligent and constructive challenge that the Opposition can contribute for a better Malaysia. Don’t revert to manipulative politics that pits Malaysians against Malaysians.
Should never re do a national, but rather Asean car, co-developed by Thai-Indo-Malaysia. Together the market TIV is about 2 million per year. 20% of this would be viable
Better than HSR. i support new national car project. HSR TO COSTLY..
If its true, proton is so f up. If its happening, either P1 national car status will be revoked and thus taxed higher or simply reorganise tax structure to tax them higher.
I believe all the rakyat want is lower car price or small price gap (between national and foreign brand) made possible though lower taxes and duties particularly to foreign car brands. The price gap only reflect genuine factor (not artificial factor e.g. protectionist taxes).
Tax foreign/imported car fairly… and..
Just like what we have shown you in PRU14/GE14…. let the market force (rakyat force) decide.
Yes. Let’s make Malaysia’s Tesla