Proton announces 4,783 units sold in January 2018
Proton has released information of its sales performance for the month of January 2018, with 4,783 units sold in the month. This result is 19 less cars than the amount sold in …
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Proton looking to sell 400,000 cars per year by 2027 – aiming for 30% market share in Malaysia, 10% in Asean
Proton has come up with a 10-year plan in which it is targeting to sell 400,000 vehicles a year by 2027, The Star reports. In terms of volume projection, the national automaker …
Oliver Mellors, on the Mellors Elliot Motorsports Iriz R5
Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM) driver Oliver Mellors has rallying in his blood. His father, Chris Mellors was a three-time British national rally champion, and the 22-year-old has been involved with rallying all …
Perodua records highest ever market share, over 40% in Jan 2018 – 48k bookings for Myvi, 20k delivered
Fresh from exceeding its sales target for 2017, Perodua has started the new year flying out of the blocks. The market leader sold 17,693 units in January 2018 - against an estimated …
Proton will not be allowed to sink – Najib Tun Razak
Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak gave his assurance that the (current) government will continue assisting in Proton’s recovery and improvement. This is to ensure the national carmaker can build up …
Proton vendors need to cut prices by 30% – minister
According to second minister of international trade and industry Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, Proton vendors need to cut prices by as much as 30%. The minister stated Proton CEO Li Chunrong …
2018 Proton Preve to get improvements all around
It seems like Proton is gearing up for a launch of its updated Preve soon. This (leaked) internal slide shows quite a number of improvements done to the C-segment sedan, the bulk …
2018 Daihatsu Sirion launching next month in Indonesia – CBU import from M’sia, rebadged Myvi
PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM) is set to introduce the new 2018 Daihatsu Sirion in Indonesia next month. This was revealed by marketing director Amelia Tjandra to Kompas. Like before, the new …
More Proton dealers to upgrade to 3S and 4S centres
Five more Proton dealers have signed a deal to upgrade to 3S and 4S centres respectively, as part of the national carmaker’s dealers network upgrade exercise. This is the second batch of …
Proton, Lotus terminate JV with China’s Goldstar
Proton Holdings has terminated its joint venture (JV) contract with China's Goldstar Heavy Industrial to build and market Lotus cars in China, The Edge reports. Lotus Group International, also a party in …
VIDEO: Proton’s soft, “Milo tin” body = unsafe car?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwBcupFD4Lw&rel=0 Most Malaysians would have heard the term tin Milo used to describe a car's (most likely a Proton or Perodua) "soft" body panels. Until today, a lot of car buyers still …
Perodua exceeds 2017 sales target with 204,900 units, above 35% market share – aims for 209k in 2018
Perodua exceeded its 2017 sales target of 202,000 units by posting vehicle sales of 204,900 units last year. That's 1.1% lower than the 207,100 units registered in 2016, attributed to challenging market …
Perodua Myvi bookings hit 36k, 11k units delivered
Perodua has collected 36,000 bookings for the new 2018 Myvi in less than two and a half months after order books opened on November 8, 2017. The third-generation Myvi was officially launched …
Perodua opens RM11 million 3S centre in Sg Buloh
Perodua has extended the reach of its network with the addition of a new 3S (sales, service and spares) centre in Saujana Utama, Sungai Buloh, which is owned and operated by authorised …
Special offers for fleet sales a normal practice – Proton
Proton has just issued a statement, saying that the company is currently having a special discount policy for corporate sales and fleet sales customers. The statement added that it's common business practice …
Photo of Proton “right-hand drive” Geely Boyue is fake
Photos of the Geely Boyue at Proton service centres and dealer conferences have surfaced on a Facebook page recently. This hints at the fact that not only is development of the national …
TuneD teases new styling kit for the Proton Saga FLX
Local tuning outfit TuneD is set to unveil a new bodykit, this time for the Proton Saga FLX. The company had previously introduced kits for other models like the Persona, Preve as …
Proton records 70,991 units sold in 2017, down 1.8%
Proton has revealed its overall sales performance for 2017, notching up 70,991 units compared to 72,291 units sold in 2016. From that figure, 68,184 units were delivered to retail customers, representing a …
Using Bitcoin or Ethereum to pay for a new Proton? Cryptocurrency not accepted, dealer suspended
A photo of a Proton dealership apparently accepting cryptocurrency, more specifically Bitcoin and Ethereum, as payment for new Proton cars has gone viral on social media recently. Such transactions, however, is not …
Proton’s Geely Boyue SUV will be ready by Q4 2018; price and features will be a game changer – report
Proton's first ever SUV, which is based on the Geely Boyue, will apparently be ready by the fourth quarter this year, according to a report by The Malaysian Reserve. A source told …
