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Rafidah says there were 66,277 units of approved AP last year (2004). [Source, Source] Mahathir says there were 67,000 APs released last year (2004). [Source] The Prime Minister’s Office released a list accounting for 67,158 […]
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Myvi Sales Skyrocket!
The Perodua Myvi is selling like hotcakes! Sales figures are at a mind-blowing average of 10,188 units a month, exceeding the original monthly target of 4800 units. Myvi sales have hit 40,751 units on July […]
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Volkswagen and Proton Partnership
Volkswagen says it will take at least 7 years of working with Proton before it will consider a more permanent partnership such as taking up equity in the company. Currently cooperation between the two companies […]
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Talks between Proton and Volkswagen stalled
Talks between Proton and Volkswagen AG have been stalled due to a disagreement between Volkswagen and Proton top management on the amount of equity which Volkswagen wished to take in the company. Volkswagen’s stake in […]
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Campro for Jet Boats
Proton has a small R&D team working on how to adapt the Campro engine for marine usage in jet boats. They are currently marinising the engine and matching impeller sizes. The engines have also been […]
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New people mover for Malaysia: Suzuki APV
Suzuki Malaysia launched it’s second model, the Suzuki APV (All Purpose Vehicle) here on Thursday. The Suzuki APV is a 8-seater small rear-wheel drive MPV that runs on a 1.6 aluminium block long stroke engine […]
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Gen2 R3 at DreamCarsAsia
I wanted to go to DreamCarsAsia to get photos of the Gen2 R3 prototype but as I did not have a camera, couldn’t do anything. Autoworld has some photos here. Looks hot. 500 units of […]
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Ku Li: “Proton Tak Terdaya Maju”
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, or Ku Li bashes Proton in this unmarked video interview on 9th July 2005. He says that Malaysia has no capacity to make cars. This is one case where dreams cannot fuel […]
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2005 Mercedes Benz A-Class Next Week
Seven years ago, Mercedes Benz showcased it’s first front-wheel drive car that was set to redesign how passenger cars were going to be designed. At least in Mercedes Benz’s eyes. The compact hatchback had an […]
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Volkswagen Willing to Buy Proton
A foreign partner is key to Proton’s survival when Malaysia’s sheltered auto market is opened fully by 2008. Mahathir says: If we want to, we can sell more than 50% to Volkswagen. They are quite […]
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Naza to Sell Rebranded Peugeot 206
Naza signed an agreement with French automobile company Peugeot S.A. yesterday (29/6/2005) for the rights to assemble and distribute the Peugeot 206 model in Malaysia and possibly South-east Asia. Update: Naza has launched the Naza […]
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Proton Savvy Automatic to get Renault Quickshift5
As you all know, the Proton Savvy models offered currently does not have an automatic transmission model. But what Proton is planning to offer to people who prefer the convenience of automatic in a Proton […]
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Perodua confident to sell 1 million Perodua Myvi
PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd expects to hit sales of one million vehicles, comprising all of its models, by the year-end, said managing director Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar. As at end-2004, it had delivered 880,000 […]
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Tiara Replacement Model Available for Booking
It seems Proton’s new 1.2L Tiara Replacement Model is now available for booking on the Proton Edar website. It’s listed as Proton 1.2 M/T. No real name is mentioned. There are three colours available – […]
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Diesel Price Hike
Rumours are going around that after midnight tonight the prices of diesel in Semenanjung Malaysian are going to be up by 5 cents. Probably due to the diesel shortage lately? Don’t know. Thank goodness it’s […]