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  Proton Persona Black Edition launched in Malaysia – Quartz Black paint, gold accents; 500 units; RM54,700

  18 February 2021 / 21 comments

  Continuing with the barrage of Proton special edition models being launched today, the Persona Black Edition is a relatively subdued version of the affordable B-segment sedan, limited to just 500 units. As the name suggests, […]

   

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  Perodua reveals Transformation 3.0 plan – Smart Build blueprint to focus on sustainability and globalisation

  16 February 2021 / 9 comments

  Perodua has introduced its first sustainable blueprint dubbed Smart Build, which is designed to bring the company and the Malaysian automotive industry – including suppliers and dealers – towards greater globalisation in the future. “Perodua […]

   

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  Perodua sells 16,894 cars in January 2021, just 3.36% less than that achieved in the same month last year

  16 February 2021 / 11 comments

  Perodua has announced its sales performance for January 2021. The national carmaker continued to lead the charts by registering sales of 16,894 units last month, which represents a 32.88% drop (or 8,277 units) from the […]

   

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  Proton to launch four special edition models on Feb 18 – Persona, Exora Black Editions; Iriz, Saga R3 LE

  15 February 2021 / 67 comments

  Proton will hold a virtual launch event at 11am on February 18, 2021 to introduce four new special edition models, all of which are based on existing cars in its line-up. Online bookings are set […]

   

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  DSR-002 – Fully restored original Proton Satria R3, plus the amazing story of the bespoke factory project

  11 February 2021 / 16 comments

  You may have already seen the work of Dream Street Restoration (DSR), a restoration firm founded by rally driver and former Proton R3 team member Suriya Sankaran and his son, Dharveen Suria. DSR specialises in […]

   

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  Proton X50 spied in Thailand; market debut soon?

  9 February 2021 / 30 comments

  The Proton X50 has been sighted on Thai roads by Car Spotting Thailand, where the B-segment SUV was photographed in development car camouflage. Market-specific development has already begun, as this follows an announcement by Geely […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Proton Saga, Iriz, Persona R3 editions

  8 February 2021 / 21 comments

  There appears to be upcoming R3 variants of the Proton Saga, Iriz and Persona, with these having been sighted on transporter trailer by our readers, Fahmi and Jo Jo, on separate occasions. The colour scheme […]

   

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  Perodua’s 2021 sales target set at 240k, 9% up from 2020 sales – aims to purchase RM6.5b of local parts

  3 February 2021 / 19 comments

  Perodua has set 240,000 units as its sales target for 2021. That’s a 9% increase from the 220,163 units it sold in 2020, and a repeat of the original sales target for 2020, before Covid-19 […]

   

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  MCO 2.0: Proton production affected due to shortage of parts, new product launches to continue as planned

  3 February 2021 / 19 comments

  With the second movement control order now in its third week – with another two weeks to go, following Monday’s announcement – the local automotive industry is starting to feel its effects. Aside from the significant […]

   

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  Proton records 5,964 registrations in January 2021 – Saga remains its top seller, market share at 18.5%

  3 February 2021 / 12 comments

  Proton has announced its sales performance for January 2021. The national automaker managed to sell 5,964 units last month, which represents a 55.1% drop (or 7,342 units) from the 13,306 units it managed to shift […]

   

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  Proton X50 leads five-seater B-segment SUV chart – 1,082 units delivered in January, 4,809 since launch

  3 February 2021 / 27 comments

  Proton has announced that it sold a total of 5,964 units of cars for the first month of 2021, of which 1,082 were the X50. That makes it the best-selling five-seat B-segment SUV in the […]

   

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  National brands have 62% share of Malaysian market, highest since 2003 – Proton up, not at P2’s expense

  2 February 2021 / 21 comments

  National vs non-national brands market share, 2001-2020 We’ve had some time to look at the 2020 Malaysian auto sales figures now, and we spot a trend within the total industry volume (TIV). All things considered […]

   

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  Proton exports grew nearly 50% in 2020 – it aims to double the volume this year with Saga, X70, X50

  29 January 2021 / 28 comments

  Proton wants to double its exports this year, the carmaker has declared. This is on the back of a flurry of activity in December that included the starting of CKD operations in Kenya and the […]

   

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  Proton S50 – new Preve/Waja replacement rendered

  22 January 2021 / 64 comments

  During the launch of the Proton Saga facelift in August 2019, the national carmaker revealed its product launch strategy, which would see one new model be introduced every year. Since then, we’ve already welcomed the […]

   

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  Perodua Myvi seen with GR Yaris-style front bumper

  15 January 2021 / 19 comments

  The European, TNGA-based Toyota Yaris, from which the rally homologation GR Yaris is made, is a B-segment hatchback, and so is the Perodua Myvi. Given the matching visual kit, we can see the appeal of […]

   

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