Proton and Lotus plan new low-end Lotus
Proton is making plans to manufacture low-end Lotus cars in Malaysia in late 2007 or 2008, and both Lotus and Proton management have agreed with this plan. The companies are currently identifying …
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Naza Sutera Sports Concept
Naza's R&D Team has developed this special Sports Concept version of the Naza Sutera. From what I can see from this photo sent in by reader Xefron, it's clad in some nice …
2006 Naza Sutera 1.1 Manual
[ UPDATE: The Naza Sutera is now known as the Naza Forza. Click the link for a test drive report. ] Naza has launched it's new car, the Naza Sutera on Saturday, …
Naza Sutera (Naza NX-01) to be launched tomorrow
Naza will be launching it's new Naza Sutera (Naza NX-01) tomorrow in Bertam, Penang. The Naza Sutera will be Naza's first foray into the national mini car market, currently dominated by the …
Proton and Mahindra strategic alliance
Business Times reports that Mahindra & Mahindra is in talks with Proton for a possible manufacturing and marketing alliance which may involve a strategic stake transfer. Rumours are that Proton would assemble …
Proton vendors need to buck up
The Proton Vendors Association (PVA) are moving towards consolidation as part of efforts to increase competitiveness, increase economies of scale and reduce wastage as well as optimum utilisation of investment. Currently over …
Satria Replacement Model and Proton Savvy left hand drive
Reader Mun Wai sent in these spyshots of a convoy of Proton vehicles. There were a few Proton Savvys escorting a Proton Satria Replacement Model. From this photo, you can have a …
NAZA NX-01 Spyshots
These are spyshots of a new car being tested on Malaysian roads. It is a small mini-MPV type of vehicle which belongs in the Hyundai/Inokom Atos and Perodua Kenari class of cars. …
Proton’s Quality Control Campaign
One of the main peeves on Proton cars have been it's notorious quality control, as evident from a previous post I made on how to fix the Proton Gen2's door latch. The …
Proton to announce strategic tie-up by end April
Proton Holdings Bhd MD Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said today that the company is in talks with a foreign company for a strategic core alliance, which might involve selling a …
Corruption in the car industry
6 custom officers are being investigated for assisting car dealers to import vehicles using cloned or fake Approved Permits. Two are assistant directors while the other 4 are rank-and-file officers. These guys …
Proton and Chery discussing two-way partnership
More developments on Malaysia-China automotive industry relations. Previously there were rumours on Proton's involvement with Jinhua Youngman and Chery. Jinhua Youngman was believed to have entered a deal with Proton to assemble …
NAP After-Effects: Proton reduces prices further
Proton Edar Sdn Bhd and EON have published new price lists for Proton cars, lower than the prices previously announced. It's still not much, with the model with the largest price cut …
NAP After-Effects: Perodua extends price slash to baseline models
Perodua has announced that it's 4% price reduction will be extended to it's baseline Perodua Kancil EX660 and Perodua Kancil EX850 models. Previously it was decided it would not reduce prices for …
NAP After-Effects: New prices for Proton cars
Proton has posted new prices of Proton cars on their website. This is for Proton Edar. EON managing director Datuk Syed Hisham Syed Wazir said it has yet to receive an updated …
Naza to launch NX-01 and NX-02 within two months
Naza Automotive Manaufacturing Sdn Bhd will be rolling out two new non-KIA models in the next two months. Codenames, NX-01 and NX-02, they will be built at Naza's plants in Gurun and …
Proton Savvy Zerokit by Race Rally Research
Proton has an R3 Zerokit upgrade for the Proton Savvy for those not satisfied with the zippy little thing in stock form. You can either purchase the Proton Savvy R3 Zerokit with …
Updates on Satria Replacement Model from Proton Cars Australia
GoAuto carries some news on Proton's model timeline for the Australian market, which could give us a guideline on when models will be released on our own shores. Probably take off a …
Race Rally Research Australia
Proton Cars Australia intends to set up their own Race Rally Research divison within seven months, based on the Lotus Sport franchise. Proton Cars Australia MD John Startari said Proton Cars Australia's …
NAP After-Effects: Perodua slashes prices by 4%
An update on Perodua's price cuts. Instead of the previously reported figures, car prices will be slashed by 4% for it's Myvi, Kelisa, Kenari and Kancil models except for the Kancil EX660 …
