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  Proton needs to update cars more frequently

  20 October 2005 / 70 comments

  Another MP has spoken up on the issue of Proton. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said that Proton has to update it’s models more frequently as with accelerated product […]

   

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  MITI: Proton free to source from any vendor

  17 October 2005 / 43 comments

  Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Mah Siew Keong has issued a response to Datuk Shahrir’s comment on local content in Proton cars. The Government encourages Proton to use as much local content as […]

   

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  Shahrir: Reduce local content if not competitive

  16 October 2005 / 77 comments

  Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad, chairman of the Backbencher’s Club says if high local content is making Proton not competitive, local content should be reduced. “If AFTA requires only 40 percent local content, there is no […]

   

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  Proton Satria Replacement Model Turbo

  14 October 2005 / 113 comments

  I know many of you will be excited to see this as there has been no SRM spyshot updates in a long time. These Proton Satria Replacement Model spy photos were captured by spy auto […]

   

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  Proton, EON denies stake plans

  12 October 2005 / 7 comments

  Proton and EON’s board have sent statements to Bursa Malaysia that their directors and major shareholders were not aware of any decision of Proton wanting to buy DRB-Hicom’s stake in EON. Source

   

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  Proton tops Dealer Attitude Survey

  9 October 2005 / 22 comments

  The National Franchised Dealers Association has published the results of the latest Dealer Attitude Survey and Proton topped the charts.

   

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  Proton Edar and EON merger?

  9 October 2005 / 6 comments

  An unnamed industry source says that Proton may buy up DRB-Hicom’s 29.3% stake in car distributor Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON). The source said Proton may start with buying up DRB-Hicom shares, then proceed to […]

   

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  Proton Waja EuroNCAP Crash Test

  9 October 2005 / 43 comments

  Here’s the video of the Proton Waja EuroNCAP Crash test. I remember seeing this on Top Gear once, where Jeremy Clarkson was showing the difference between a Ford Fiesta, Proton Impian (Waja) and a Toyota […]

   

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  ACA clamps down on Perodua executive

  7 October 2005 / 27 comments

  An 31 year old executive in Perodua has been detained by the Anti-Corruption Agency for arranging faster delivery for the Perodua Myvi car, which currently has a reported waiting list of seven months long. The […]

   

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  Myvi break-even sooner than expected

  5 October 2005 / 31 comments

  Perodua has revised it’s break-even timeline to 2 years and 3 months instead of the original 3 years for the Perodua Myvi’s investment of RM210 million based on overwhelming sales.

   

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  Proton Volkswagen Stake Purchase Updates

  4 October 2005 / 46 comments

  Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that Proton will sell stake to Volkswagen AG yesterday, causing Proton shares to go up as much as 3.6 percent to an eight-day high of 8.55 ringgit. Volkswagen […]

   

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  Proton Recalls in the UK

  1 October 2005 / 41 comments

  I’ve gathered a list of Proton recalls in the United Kingdoms according to The Automobile Association‘s website.

   

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  Proton Waja Recall

  29 September 2005 / 36 comments

  Proton has issued a recall for their Proton Waja sedans with chassis numbers PL1CF1SNR4F192489 to PL1CF1SRR5F217757. From what I’ve been told, cars from this batch were produced between June 2004 and January 2005.

   

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  How to solve Proton Gen2 door problem

  22 September 2005 / 116 comments

  I found this little gem on the Cari Chinese forums. Forumer Blackgenius007 has a solution for Proton Gen2 owners who have trouble closing their Gen2 doors. It’s pretty common. The Gen2’s door cannot be closed […]

   

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  Proton doing well in South Africa

  21 September 2005 / 41 comments

  Proton seems to be doing well in South Africa. According to a report by Business Day, sales of Proton vehicles exceeded the Imperial Group’s optimistic forecasts after the launch of the marque in South Africa […]

   

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