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  Proton to begin CKD operations in Bangladesh in June

  1 March 2016 / 32 comments

  Following the flag-off ceremony of Proton’s first batch of left-hand drive Preves destined for the Chilean market, the national carmaker has revealed that it will begin local assembly (CKD) operations in Bangladesh this year in […]

   

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  Proton ships first 50 units of LHD Preve to Chile, Exora and Saga to follow – aims to sell 1,000 units in 2016

  1 March 2016 / 22 comments

  We’ve reported on this news since last year, but now it’s official – Proton is reentering the Chilean market 18 years after exporting its last car, the Proton Wira, to the South American country in […]

   

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  VIDEO: Team Proton R3 release new S1K Race clip

  29 February 2016 / 16 comments

  Slightly overdue, Proton Motorsports has finally released a video of Team Proton R3’s efforts at the last Sepang 1000 km (S1K) race. With the Honda Malaysia Racing Team clinching overall victory, Proton was left to […]

   

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  Not the ‘new Alza’, but a concept car from KLIMS 2010

  29 February 2016 / 19 comments

  New Alza Posted by Daihatsu (MIRA) on Saturday, 27 February 2016 No, the price of petrol did not go up on midnight (hello February 29!) and this is not the new Perodua Alza, as shared on […]

   

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  Discipline and Japanese ‘5S’ key to Perodua’s success

  26 February 2016 / 27 comments

  While Proton is synonymous with ‘national carmaker’, it is ‘second child’ Perodua that is leading the Malaysian car market, a position that P2 has held for 10 years now. With a pretty comfortable margin and […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: 2016 Proton Persona spotted yet again

  25 February 2016 / 72 comments

  The upcoming 2016 Proton Persona has been spotted again, this time with a closer look at the front and rear of the Iriz-based B-segment sedan. Thanks to reader Jian Wei for the spyshots! While the […]

   

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  Perodua increases market share in slow January 2016

  23 February 2016 / 14 comments

  Yesterday, we reported that the Malaysian automotive industry has had a subdued start to the year, with lacklustre January 2016 sales figures caused by a hangover from a strong end to 2015, fuelled by aggressive […]

   

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  Proton to still build good, not cheap cars; “we can de-spec them, but we hesitate to do that,” says Tun M

  19 February 2016 / 98 comments

  When he was first appointed, Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said that the national carmaker would switch strategies from making of cheap cars into building better, more competitive cars at a higher price. Two […]

   

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  Tun M discusses Proton’s future export/CKD plans

  19 February 2016 / 33 comments

  Part of Proton’s future plans includes expanding its presence in export markets. Earlier in the year, the national carmaker made an official return into the Chilean market with its Preve and Exora. With other potential […]

   

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  VIDEO: Tun M discusses the next-gen Proton Exora

  19 February 2016 / 45 comments

  One of the more popular MPVs offered to Malaysians is the Proton Exora. Launched back in 2009, the seven-seater has received a series of mechanical and aesthetic upgrades over the years to keep it fresh […]

   

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  Tun Mahathir on Proton’s ambitious 2016 sales target

  19 February 2016 / 40 comments

  This year, Proton is aiming to sell 150,000 cars, a 50% increase from 2015’s sales figure of about 100,000 cars. A tall order indeed, but not a far-fetched one, according to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, […]

   

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  Lotus SUV to be built and sold outside China, sedan to follow; both under consideration for Proton – Tun M

  19 February 2016 / 27 comments

  Lotus’ plans of building its first SUV – slated to be unveiled sometime next year – has been made public for some time, and now Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has shed light on […]

   

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  VIDEO: New Proton Arena pick-up in development

  19 February 2016 / 35 comments

  During our recent interview with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, we asked the Proton chairman to share his thoughts on the Arena, along with the progress and outlook on the aggressive-looking pick-up truck concept that was […]

   

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  “We will never progress if we just rebadge, we might as well just import cars,” said Proton’s Tun Mahathir

  19 February 2016 / 45 comments

  One of the key points of the interview with Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was the national carmaker’s dogged determination in developing its own cars with its own technology – such as its upcoming […]

   

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  Why are Proton cars so cheap in the export markets?

  19 February 2016 / 87 comments

  One of the most pressed-upon topics involving Proton is its participation in various export markets. The public has long complained, why are Proton cars sold in foreign markets so cheap? Well, Proton chairman, Tun Dr […]

   

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