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  Perodua welcomes healthy competition, says Proton’s rise is good for the local automotive industry – CEO

  21 January 2020 / 25 comments

  Yesterday was a “Proton day” in terms of local news coverage and today is Perodua’s turn to flaunt the figures and reveal future plans over a Chinese New Year lunch with the media. While Proton’s […]

   

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  PLUS in talks with government on implementation of 18% toll reduction from February 1 on its highways

  21 January 2020 / 7 comments

  With the prime minister’s office (PMO) confirming that motorists will enjoy an 18% decrease in toll rates on highways operated by PLUS Malaysia from as early as February 1, 2020, the highway concessionaire has now […]

   

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  Perodua to minimise impact of new excise duty regulations, was not consulted beforehand – CEO

  21 January 2020 / 17 comments

  The new excise duty regulations recently imposed by the government have potentially major implications on the prices of completely knocked down (CKD) locally assembled vehicles. It’s a hot topic right now – not least because […]

   

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  Perodua Myvi GT still being evaluated for feasibility

  21 January 2020 / 33 comments

  Perodua is still evaluating the feasibility of bringing the Myvi GT to production reality, said its president and CEO Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad at its full-year review held today. “If we were to introduce the […]

   

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  Perodua D55L SUV: DNGA confirmed, 1.0L Turbo, electrification, autonomous drive likely – launch Q4?

  21 January 2020 / 34 comments

  Perodua today presented its full year review, where it revealed its sales performance for 2019, along with a bevy of other information. One of the highlights of the presentation was the strategic direction that the […]

   

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  2020 Perodua Bezza facelift – 2,000 units delivered since launch; 15,000 bookings recorded in total

  21 January 2020 / 45 comments

  The 2020 Perodua Bezza facelift was launched earlier this month, and is proving to be a hit among car buyers with over 2,000 units already delivered to customers and 15,000 bookings recorded. Of the 15,000 […]

   

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  Perodua sold record 240,341 cars in 2019, 40% market share – Myvi remains bestseller, flat target for 2020

  21 January 2020 / 51 comments

  Perodua far exceeded its own expectations last year, as the national carmaker announced during its full-year review today that it sold a record 240,341 vehicles in 2019. That’s a significant increase over its 235,000 unit […]

   

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  PLUS releases travel time advisory schedule for North-South Expressway during Chinese New Year 2020

  20 January 2020 / 5 comments

  With the Chinese New Year holiday season approaching, PLUS Malaysia has released a travel time advisory for this year’s festive period in order for the public to plan their outstation travels. During this festive period, […]

   

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  Proton returns to profitability in 2019 – Li Chunrong

  20 January 2020 / 38 comments

  In December last year, Proton CEO Li Chunrong said that the carmaker could return to profitability in 2019. That’s now confirmed. At the company’s Chinese New Year media luncheon today, Li told paultan.org that Proton […]

   

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  Proton aims to be #1 in five segments this year – CEO

  20 January 2020 / 27 comments

  On top of the many ambitious plans Proton laid out during its Chinese New Year media luncheon, its CEO Li Chunrong also announced that the national carmaker plans to top the sales charts in five […]

   

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  Proton aiming to export 4,000 units in 2020, says could potentially achieve 6,000 units with gov’t incentives

  20 January 2020 / 28 comments

  Proton, which today announced that it was targeting to increase its sales volume by 32% this year, is looking at a significant growth in exports to help it achieve its aim. According to its CEO […]

   

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  Proton Saga sales in January not affected by Perodua Bezza facelift launch; aim to be 2020 bestseller in class

  20 January 2020 / 33 comments

  Proton has commenced the second shift for the production of the Saga in order to attain a monthly output of 5,000 units. The 2019 Saga facelift was launched last August at a lower starting price […]

   

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  Proton X50 SUV – 2020 launch confirmed, CKD straight

  20 January 2020 / 67 comments

  At its Chinese New Year media luncheon today, Proton CEO Li Chunrong announced that the national carmaker’s second SUV is due to be launched this year. This smaller model, widely tipped to be called the […]

   

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  2020 Proton X70 CKD launch soon – X50 later this year

  20 January 2020 / 16 comments

  With production of the locally-assembled Proton X70 well and truly underway at the national carmaker’s Tanjung Malim factory, when can we expect the model to be launched? Well, during a recent Chinese New Year luncheon […]

   

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  Proton aims to increase sales by 32% in 2020, targets 132,000 units – also 150 3S/4S centres by year-end

  20 January 2020 / 18 comments

  By all accounts, Proton had a very good year in 2019. The national automaker reported that it sold 100,821 units (domestic plus export) in 2019, an increase of 55.7% over that managed in 2018, and […]

   

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