Government to announce Proton partner in March
The issue of taking over the government's investment arm Khazanah Nasional's stake in Proton continues to make the news, with the most recent update saying that a decision will be announced sometime …
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New road tax rates with effect from 01/01/07
The government has made some changes to the private vehicle road tax structure, with effect tomorrow - 1st January 2007. Road tax rates have been lowered by amounts between 4% TO 33%. …
DRB-HICOM explains 32.9% stake proposal rationale
DRB-HICOM has presented their rationale for their proposal to buy 32.9% of Proton to the Cabinet commitee on transportation last Monday. Among DRB-HICOM's plans for Proton if the government allows them to …
New toll rates effective 1st Jan 2007
UPDATE #2: Read this post for a nice analysis. The government has announced the new rates for five highways, ending our anticipation ever since the announcement back in late November this year. …
Lexus Malaysia: Lexus LS460L and Lexus GS300
Details on Lexus Malaysia's operation plans was revealed to the public on the 13th of December 2006. The Lexus brand is a young one, only 17 years old and despite being a …
Proton Volkswagen updates: due diligence audit?
A report from AP says that Volkswagen AG may conduct a due diligence audit on Proton as discussions on a possible tie-up including stake transfer progresses further. Recent newspaper reports have suggested …
E-plates: RFID number plate for cars
Malaysian-registered cars will receive the equivalent of the MyKad system early next year - number plates called e-plates which will contain RFID tags which will contain information about the vehicle and it's …
Two Lexus models for Malaysia in 2007
UMW Toyota Motor Sdn Bhd's plans for the Lexus marque this year - two models, one of which will be the flagship Lexus LS. Lexus has never really been in Malaysia officially …
JMEPA: The reason Volkswagen wants Proton?
A friend of mine and I have always pondered, what was our Prime Minister doing when he handed out abolishment duty for inbound Japanese CBU and CKD packs by 2010 in exchange …
Proton extends agreements
Proton has once again extended it's three running agreements with Mitsubishi Motors Corp Japan, Chery Automobile Co Ltd and Alado Corporation Sdn Bhd. The Memorandum of Understanding between Proton and Mitsubishi has …
Wearnes hands over first Volkswagen batch
Volkswagen Group Malaysia handed over it's first car sold through the group on Friday, at a ceremony in Wisma UOA Bangsar. Naturally, the first car was the cult Volkswagen Golf GTI in …
Proton Quarter 2 2006 Results
Proton's Quarter 2 2006 financial results have just been posted on the Bursa Malaysia announcement page, and the figures are still in red. Losses before tax for Quarter 2 2006 is RM …
EON Dealers want EON-Edar merger
The EON Dealers Association of Malaysia (EDAM) is supportive of a merger between EON and Proton Edar, as the current market situation has caused 80% of EON dealers to be unprofitable losing …
2007 Proton Savvy facelift at A1 GP Sepang
Proton showed us a sneak preview of the upcoming Proton Savvy facelift at the recent 2006 A1 Grand Prix event in Sepang. This photo is from a paultan.org visitor from Savoc.net. While …
Toll hike amount yet to be determined
A promised update to the previous post on the upcoming toll price hike, the highways that will be affected are the Guthrie Corridor Expressway, Karak Highway, Grand Saga Cheras-Kajang Highway, Lebuhraya Damansara …
Auto Italia appoints Alfa City as dealer
Auto Italia general manager Lim Boon Leong and Sime Darby Motor Division managing director Rajan Thurairatnam with Alfa City directors Foo En Lin and Terrence Foo. Sime Darby Auto Italia Sdn Bhd …
Tolls to go up
The Star SMS alert reports that toll prices for 5 highways will go up in 2007 as the government cannot afford toll subsidies anymore. But a new 400 million ringgit palace, and …
Proton Satria Neo A1 Special Edition
PROTON and A1 Team Malaysia unveiled the Proton Satria Neo A1 Team Malaysia Special Edition yesterday, a model that was developed with intention to go on sale next year. There are no …
Proton Stake Purchase Updates
Here are some due updates on the few companies that might end up as a new stakeholder in Proton, as well as have a controlling stake in it's manufacturing arm. Mofaz Mofaz …
2007 Porsche World Road Show
PWRS, 2003. Do you happen to have a spare RM2,200? Are you a hardcore Porsche fan, but never actually got to drive one because you never found an owner who was willing …
