Europestar RCR – rebadged GEN2 in China
It seems that the abomination of a jaundiced GEN2 is not the final Europestar product after all. This is the recently announced Europestar RCR based on the GEN2 and it looks pretty …
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Proton sells over 1,000 cars in Thailand in 2 weeks
Proton's Thailand distributor Phranakorn Auto Sales has managed to chalk up sales of over 1,000 cars since Proton's debut at the 2007 Thailand International Motor Expo two weeks ago. 50% of sales …
Proton BLM Spyshots – a recap
The new Proton BLM which will replace the age old Proton Saga is expected to be launched sometime in mid January 2008, with indicative pricing expected to be somewhere in the RM30,000 …
Year end promotion for Naza Sutera and 206 Bestari
Naza Corporation is currently having a year end promotion for its Naza Sutera and Naza 206 Bestari models. This promotion starts on the 8th of December 2007 and ends on the 31st …
Naza Suria Edisi Grafix
Click to enlarge The Naza Suria is now available in 6 colours (Galaxy Black, Orange, Scarlet Red, Liquid Silver, Samba Green & Cobalt Blue), each with matching "Edisi Grafix" body stickers. Above …
Proton back to black for this quarter
Proton is now back to black again in terms of quarterly profit after six continuous quarterly losses, posting a net profit of RM3.5 million on revenue of RM1.3 billion, compared to a …
Facelifted Proton GEN2 with Campro CPS engine launched in Thailand!
Click to enlarge [ UPDATE: The facelifted Proton GEN2 with a new range of Campro IAFM and Campro CPS engines has been launched in Malaysia! Click for more details. ] The new …
Proposed “Islamic car” angers IKIM director general
Dr Syed Ali Tawfik al-Attas, director-general of Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia feels insulted because the whole Islamic car plan. I quote him, "A car is not the right place for the Quran, …
Proton and the Indian automotive industry
While reading the NST sometime last week, I spotted this column by Rehman Rashid, on the breakdown of the Proton and Volkswagen talks. It was a very pro-Proton column, but there was …
Europestar GEN2 gets “unique” styling
A recent lucrative export deal to China involving the Proton GEN2 has been cited as one of the ways to spearhead Proton's recovery, as most of you would know by now. Proton …
No timeframe for Proton turnaround?
Proton Holdings Bhd shares are now at a 7-year all time low, closing at RM4.02 yesterday, but not after dipping to an intra-day low of RM3.98. This is a 18.6% drop. You …
Why Proton-Volkswagen was a no-go
I'm sure many of you who have been following the whole Proton-Volkwagen strategic tie-up soap opera are wondering, "What's with the rather unexpected end result?". After all, it was only slightly more …
Proton-Volkswagen talks are OFF!
[ UPDATE: The talks between Proton and Volkswagen have been called off, but why? Click here for the inside scoop. ] The verdict is out - Proton and Volkswagen are not tying …
The Edge: Proton-VW MOI to be signed soon
Right after the report by The Malaysian Reserve a week ago comes another report by The Edge Daily on the Proton and Volkswagen negotiations. According to the report, a Memorandum of Intent …
Campro variable intake module production-ready!
The Intake Air Fuel Module for the Proton Campro engine is now ready, and is only awaiting Proton's green light to begin production. This new IAFM is a basically a variable geometry …
Proton to develop Islamic cars
Iran has proposed an Islamic car, and is keen to work with Proton on developing such a car for the global market. It is proposed that Proton should work with companies in …
Proton-VW deal could be signed in 2 weeks?
This is some rather exciting news - business daily The Malaysian Reserve has a report quoting unnamed sources that Proton and Volkswagen will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding a tie …
Proton exports 5,000 Waja taxis to Iran
Proton will be supplying 5,000 units of the Proton Waja to be used as taxis in Iran through Iran's Zagross Khodro group. It is marketed as the Proton Impian there, the same …
Both Proton Persona and Perodua Myvi doing well
After reading two pieces of news in the papers recently about our two national car manufacturers, I found something slightly odd about how the Perodua Myvi and the Proton Persona are doing …
Black and white Proton BLM spyshot
Click to enlarge These are more spyshots of the Proton Saga Replacement Model or better known as the Proton BLM, which is a codename that stands for Base Line Model. This new …
