Najib: “It has to be run on a commercial basis”
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says the government (through it's investment arm Khazanah Nasional) will not sell all of it's 43% stake in Proton Holdings Bhd should Volkswagen decide to …
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Proton GEN2 Black Interior
The Malaysian market Proton GEN2 now has a black interior, as shown above in a photo I took at Proton Edar's branch in Juru Auto City. The black interior was also launched …
Proton Waja CPS spotted!
I think we have spyshots of all of Proton's upcoming models now. Reader Kevin Lee has sent in these shots of what most likely is a Waja CPS. Notice the badging on …
Proton BLM Artist’s Impression by Maru
These renderings of what Proton's upcoming base line Saga Replacement Model, or "Proton BLM" could look like were done by reader maru/chaku, who based it on a Proton Savvy modified to be …
New Proton GEN2 Sedan spotted in white
It seems like today is spyshot day. Spyshots of three new Proton models all at once? We saw what could be the new Saga replacement model or Proton BLM earlier, and the …
Is this the new Proton BLM?
What's this now? Reader Chris sent in these photos of a new Proton sedan spotted on the North South Expressway. We assume it is a Proton because the Proton GEN2 CPS 1.6 …
Proton GEN2 with CPS badging spotted!
[ 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. ] [ UPDATE: The facelifted Proton …
Proton Satria Neo GTI Artist’s Impression
Click to enlarge Inspired by the spyshots of the performance-oriented Proton Satria Neo prototype posted earlier today, talented Theophilus Chin has worked some photoshop magic and produced this artist's impression of a …
Possible Proton Satria Neo GTI Spotted?
A reader sent in these photos of what appears to be a more aggressively kitted Proton Satria Neo complete with something that looks like a big cardboard made to look like an …
Good news for Proton-VW talks by end June?
Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said if the second round of the most recent attempt at negotiating the Proton-Volkswagen partnership deal is successful, we will be able to hear …
Proton-VW Partnership talks to continue
It seems that the talks between Khazanah Nasional and Volkswagen officials in New York last week on a Proton-Volkswagen partnership ended in a positive tone, and a follow-up meeting has been scheduled …
Proton Satria Neo Delivery Checklist
If you've ordered a Proton Satria Neo, as with any car, there are a few things you need to check before you accept delivery of the car. There is a thread on …
Letter: Proton in the UK
Here is a letter sent in by Kumaresan Balakrishnan, a student from Johor Bahru currently studying in the UK. He shares with us a little about Proton cars in the UK. I …
The Edge says yes, Volkswagen says no!
The Proton Saga continues! The Edge carried a report today that Volkswagen and Proton will be forming a new joint venture company to carry out joint model development and marketing, with Volkswagen …
Volkswagen and Khazanah to meet again this week?
Singapore's The Business Times reported that Volkswagen officials, Khazanah Nasional officials as well as officials from the Prime Minister's department will be meeting in New York for Proton-Volkswagen tie-up talks this week. …
Volkswagen says Proton talks to resume soon
So the PM has said one thing and Khazanah Nasional has said another. The best way to know if the Volkswagen talks are on or not is ask Volkswagen right? It appears …
Khazanah says talks with Volkswagen still on
Contradictory to what the Prime Minister mentioned yesterday, Khazanah Nasional who owns about 43% of Proton and spearheads the talks between Proton and a potential stakeholding partner has said that it is …
Proton in the red for financial year 2006
Proton has posted it's fourth straight quarterly loss amounting to RM11.8 million (pre-tax) for the first three months of 2007, compared to a profit of RM129.9 million ringgit during the first three …
Volkswagen looking at Indonesia instead?
A piece of news by Edmunds Inside Line carries some very bad news. Edmunds picked up the story of the government saying it will not be providing any financial bailout to Proton, …
Proton Savvy Accident in Singapore
Just in case you're wondering how the undercarriage of the Proton Savvy looks like, here's a photo on the left. Now, why did this Proton Savvy turtle? This accident happened in Singapore …
