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  Perodua man for Proton CEO?

  22 November 2005 / 85 comments

  Proton Holdings Bhd may appoint Syed Zainal Abidin Mohamed Tahir as the new chief executive officer of the company, replacing former CEO Tengku Mahaleel Ariff. Zainal Abidin is currently the deputy managing director of Perusahaan […]

   

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  Proton Chancellor 2.0 V6

  22 November 2005 / 316 comments

  Proton has announced the availability of the Proton Chancellor beginning 15th December 2005. It will debut during the ASEAN Summit from 12-14 December. What is the Proton Chancellor? It’s basically a Proton Waja chassis with […]

   

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  Proton to use Bosch diesel injection systems

  21 November 2005 / 61 comments

  Robert Bosch is in talks with Proton Holdings Bhd on supplying diesel fuel injection systems. Bosch currently supplies Proton with engine mnagement system parts, brakes, brake calipers, ABS systems, actuation systems, wiper washer systems and […]

   

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  Proton Savvy R3 Bodykit

  19 November 2005 / 124 comments

  KY, Kenneth and I headed over to Sepang for the A1 Grand Prix practice session yesterday, and we spotted this nicely done up Proton Savvy by the Race Rally Research Team. I assume this is […]

   

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  Perodua Myvi Accident

  17 November 2005 / 113 comments

  I previously blogged about a Proton Savvy accident here on my blog. I’m sure most of you would like to know how a Perodua Myvi would fare in a collision. Though the accident in this […]

   

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  Satria Replacement Model – Karak Highway

  17 November 2005 / 98 comments

  Here are more on the road spy shots of the new Satria Replacement Model, codenamed SRM24. These photos were taken by Fariq Halim on the Karak Highway 2-3 months ago. Thanks, Fariq.

   

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  Proton Audit

  17 November 2005 / 32 comments

  An audit has revealed there may be traces of bribery between Proton and the media when it comes to reviewing Proton cars. Apparently Proton had been very generous with the time spans it allows a […]

   

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  Proton-VW updates: 40% stake in manufacturing arm?

  17 November 2005 / 32 comments

  Yet more updates on the Volkswagen-Proton parnership. The Malay Mail reports Volkswagen AG may buy 40% of Proton’s manufacturing arm, and assume management control over that unit. Proton’s board of directors had met up with […]

   

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  Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission

  16 November 2005 / 125 comments

  The Proton Savvy Automated Manual Transmission was launched yesterday. The car uses a manual transmission with a computer controlled clutch, supposedly supplied by Magneti Marelli, similiar to the Renault Quickshift 5 available in the Renault […]

   

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  Proton Celebrity Champion’s Drive

  13 November 2005 / 76 comments

  A special celebrity Champion’s Drive will be held at next week’s A1 Grand prix at the Sepang circuit. Malaysia’s A1 Team and Proton has organised a 10 lap race, which involves celebrities racing in Proton’s […]

   

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  No made in Malaysia Lotus

  12 November 2005 / 42 comments

  In a strange change of events, Lotus and Proton technicians are dismantling Lotus equipment here for shipping back to the UK. Production for the Lotus Esprit V8, supposed to be built here has also been […]

   

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  Proton reviews non-core investments

  11 November 2005 / 48 comments

  Sources say that Proton Holdings Bhd is reviewing it’s investments in MV Agusta Motor and the Lotus Group International. No decision made so far, but Proton might cut down on such investments that are non-core […]

   

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  Proton to re-visit Mitsubishi partnership?

  3 November 2005 / 133 comments

  The Edge reported on Monday that Proton Holdings Bhd is exploring partnership options with other automers including Mitsubishi Motors Corp of Japan. Talks between Proton and Volkswagen AG seems to have run into difficulty. It’s […]

   

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  Sime Darby’s NAP plans

  26 October 2005 / 43 comments

  Sime Darby is determined to take full advantage of the incentives the government has given in the new National Automotive Policy. The National Automotive Policy’s new incentives encourages foreign automakers to assemble their vehicles here […]

   

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  NGV Protons for Export

  25 October 2005 / 36 comments

  Malaysian NGV Sdn Bhd is in talks with Proton on equipping Proton models such as the Proton GEN2 with NGV kits for the export market. These cars would be marketed to countries where NGV is […]

   

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