Sime Darby to take stake in Proton
There are talks of Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby Berhad buying up at least 32% of Proton Holdings Bhd shares, with the total deal coming up to RM 1.58 billion. This stake will …
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Naza wants to manufacture more Peugeots
Naza Group managing director Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin plans on turning it's new Penang plant into an exclusive production facility dedicated entirely to the Peugeot marque. Naza is currently bidding …
Proton Savvy Automatic
A short piece of news, yet would mean a lot to those eyeing the Proton Savvy but have been turned off by the lack of an automatic version. The Proton Savvy's automatic …
Naza to make Peugeot 206 1.4
Naza and Automobiles Peugeot signed an agreement today to produce a locally manufactured and branded version of the Peugeot 206 car for local and regional export markets. Naza will be manufacturing a …
Satria Replacement Model to get Kleemann Supercharger
The Proton Satria Neo has been launched! Click the banner for an in-depth review of the car we've all known as the Proton Satria Replacement Model! Seems Proton is working with Kleemann …
Proton’s Doubtful Debts
When Proton announced that it made a pre-tax loss of RM4.3 million for for Q1 2005, it explained that it was due to a higher allowance for doubtful debts and higher component …
Proton first quarter 2005 Financial Results
Proton recorded a pre-tax loss of RM4.3 million for the first quarter 2005 ended June 30 2005 compared to the previous pre-tax profit of RM198.3 million in the corresponding quarter. Proton said …
Dr. M’s AP Formula
Dr. M has spoken again on the AP issue after a long silence. He was in Gurun, Kedah recently attending the 80th birthday bash that Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd had hosted …
Proton Waja FR (with Video)
Another eye-opener at the recent R3 Street Shootout at Batu Kawan, Penang. Tengku Djan participated in the Drift session and emerged champion in a Proton Waja. How can a Waja drift? The …
Proton Savvy and Perodua Myvi Handling
Autoworld reports on the R3 Street Shootout at Batu Kawan, Penang. The highlight of the day for the average Malaysian car enthusiast would be the shoot-out between the Proton Savvy and the …
Wheels24 reviews Proton Gen2 and Savvy
John Oxley of Wheels24, a South African car portal was in Malaysia recently for a visit to the Proton Tanjung Malim factory and to test drive the Proton Gen2 which will debut …
Perodua revs up Myvi production
For those that are wondering where on earth your Perodua Myvi is, this latest move by Perodua should be able to get your eager hands on your brand new car's steering wheel …
Proton Gen2 in South Africa
The Proton Gen2 has landed in South Africa. It will be distributed by Pearl Automotive, a subsidiary of Imperial's Associated Motor Holdings group. Pearl Automotive also imports Lotus sports cars and Bentley …
Proton needs to learn attitude from Hyundai
An edited version of my blog post The Korean Advantage is in MalaysiaKini as a letter. Check it out if you want to, the MalaysiaKini editors have edited it to be much …
Autocar Proton Savvy Review
Denis Wong of Autocar reviews the Proton Savvy and gives it pretty good comments. They have photos with very good angles of the black Proton Savvy with a Malaysian number plate. Read …
Proton Japanese CEO
This piece by Zainul Arrifin in the NST seems to indicate that Proton used to have a Japanese managing director back in 1988 - Mr. Kenji Iwabuchi, from Mitsubishi Motor Corp. The …
Mailbag: Kuli on Proton
Lim Chee Ming writes in... Some of the points that Kuli had brought up during the video interview may be less accurate or not updated but i agree with his general point …
Proton Savvy Accident
I'm not sure how this happened or what it hit... whether it was a real accident or some crash test. Looks really bad. Like something hit it really bad on the right …
Proton Loses Top Executives
Three top Proton executives have quit. The executives are head of group finance Tan Seng Lee, head of internal audit, Colin Low, and head of public relations, Fauziyah Abu Hassan. The reason …
Proton to build RM40 million third plant
Proton Holdings Bhd might be spending another RM40 million ringgit to build another plant near it's existing Shah Alam plant. The new plant is intended to be used as the main base …