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  Mitsubishi denies joint venture plans with Proton

  15 January 2006 / 61 comments

  Here are some more updates on Proton’s possibilities on entering a joint venture with another car manufacturer. Mitsubishi Motors Corp issued a statement debunking speculation that it might jointly set up a plant here in […]

   

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  2006 Proton Waja Campro

  14 January 2006 / 79 comments

  [UPDATE : Proton has launched the 2007 Proton Waja facelift. Click here to view!] Proton’s new Proton Waja powered by it’s S4PH Campro engine was launched yesterday. Among the enhancements over the Mitsubishi-powered Waja besides […]

   

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  Waja Campro vs Waja 4G18

  13 January 2006 / 83 comments

  I’m sure many of you know about the new Proton Waja that’s going to be released soon (I heard today!) with a Campro engine instead of the Mitsubishi 4G18 that was found in the original […]

   

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  Proton-Volkswagen Partnership: no go!

  12 January 2006 / 82 comments

  [ UPDATE: The talks have finally ended in a no go. Click here for latest update. ] The verdict is out. After a long series of meetings and what not since September 2004 since Proton […]

   

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  Proton: No additional explanation necessary

  6 January 2006 / 72 comments

  Looks like even though a draft response had been written, Proton will not be doing any additional explanation regarding the sale of MV Agusta to Gevi SpA to the public as requested by the joint […]

   

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  Proton preparing response to letter

  5 January 2006 / 83 comments

  Proton’s management has prepared a draft response to the joint letter by Tengku Tan Sri Mahaleel Ariff (ex-CEO of Proton) and Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed questioning the rationale of the sale of Proton’s 57.75% stake […]

   

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  Joint letter by Tun Dr. M and Tengku Mahaleel

  3 January 2006 / 256 comments

  This press release was forwarded to me not too long ago. It’s a joint release letter by Tun Dr. M and Tengku Mahaleel on the matter of Proton’s sale of MV Agusta. Among questions asked […]

   

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  Proton-VW Tie-up Updates

  30 December 2005 / 43 comments

  Volkswagen and Proton tie-up talks have made some progress, after a meeting between Proton Holdings Bhd and Volkswagen AG in Bangkok recently. Apparently Volkswagen has dropped it’s insistence to have a controlling stake in Proton, […]

   

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  Proton disposes of MV Agusta for 1 Euro

  28 December 2005 / 226 comments

  Proton Holdings has sold it’s 57.57 percent stake in MV Agusta Spa to an Italian company Gevi Spa. Gevi Spa will assume MV Agusta’s debts and working capital requirements totalling 139.44 million euros, as announced […]

   

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  Proton and MV Agusta meeting

  22 December 2005 / 48 comments

  Short piece of news. Proton Holdings and MV Agusta management met up on Wednesday to discuss MV Agusta’s future, according to Corrierre della Sera, citing sources. Proton no longer believes it’s 57.7% investment in MV […]

   

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  Jeremy Clarkson annihilates the Perodua Kelisa

  19 December 2005 / 432 comments

  Jeremy Clarkson shows his frustration on companies that seem to take make cars as a pure for-profit matter… perhaps you could call it cars with no ‘spirit’ or ‘passion’. The victim – our very own […]

   

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  Satria Replacement Model – Padang Besar, Perlis

  19 December 2005 / 108 comments

  Hasadi managed to capture these shots of the Satria Replacement Model in Padang Besar, Perlis. The SRM was stuck in mud, so it could not run away from the camera! :P

   

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  Proton’s Design Patents with the UK Patent Office

  13 December 2005 / 122 comments

  Let’s have a look at the designs Proton has registered with the UK Patent Office. I think it will give us an indicator on the SRM’s interior looks, of which no one has been able […]

   

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  Dr. M: Proton losses a mystery

  13 December 2005 / 37 comments

  Dr. M has spoken up again on the issue of his brainchild Proton’s recent two quarterly losses in a row. “I am surprised that a company which was doing well suddenly reports losses (RM158 million […]

   

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  Team Proton mindset overhaul

  12 December 2005 / 67 comments

  Proton Managing Director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohd Tahir gave some insights on his first steps to turn around loss-making Proton when his appointment as Proton MD takes effect on January 1 2006 for a […]

   

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