Proton to study ministry’s request for taxi model
Click to enlarge Back in May this year Datuk Noh Omar (and his Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development) suggested that Proton develop a new vehicle designed to be used as a …
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Proton Persona launched in Indonesia
Click to enlarge Proton has launched the Proton Persona for the Indonesian market today at the 16th Indonesian International Motorshow. It is the fifth Proton model to be sold in our neighbouring …
Detroit Electric to base electric cars on Proton cars?
UPDATE: Detroit Electric press conference in Malaysia - read more about Detroit Electric and our experience driving the Detroit Electric Lotus Elise and the Detroit Electric Proton Persona. We may see electric …
Thai auto industry executive thinks Proton should continue to be supported
Thai Summit Autoparts Industry's executive vice president Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit said in Bangkok today that although Thailand and Malaysia took different routes to develop their automotive industry, both were successful in their own …
Proton prefers a foreign partner
Proton's managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said that Proton prefers a foreign partner rather than a local one, as an established foreign automaker provided more value in terms …
Proton set to be launched in India early 2009?
India's The Economic Times reveals that Proton has finalised its India plans and is set to enter the Indian market initially with a 3 model line-up comprising of the Proton Savvy 1.2 …
Proton increases 2008 Thai sales target
According to BKK Autos, Proton and its Thai distributor Phranakorn Auto Sales Co. Ltd has raised its Thai sales target for 2008 from 2,000 units to 5,000 units, based on a surprising …
Khazanah wants equity partner for Proton
A few stories that have appeared in the press recently gives an impression of an uncertain future for Proton, especially its management. First we learn that Proton's current managing director Datuk Syed …
Iranian Proton distributor targets 100,000 cars a year
Proton's Iranian distributor Zagross Khodro is currently selling 17,000 units of Proton cars in Iran annually, but intends to hit 30,000 annual sales by next year, with a target of 100,000 Proton …
Government to ink deal for free rear seatbelts
Transport Minister Datuk Ong Tee Keat says owners of locally-made cars without rear seatbelts will soon be able to get them installed for free, if a deal with local car manufacturers goes …
Does the Proton MPV have anything to do with an upcoming Chery MPV?
See rest of upcoming Chery MPV spyshots Ever since initial sketches of the Proton MPV was revealed by Buletin Utama TV3, there have been readers who have noticed similarities with a disguised …
Proton MPV sketches preview production model!
Sketches of the front and rear three quarter views of the upcoming 2009 Proton MPV have been revealed on the Buletin Utama segment on TV3 last night, revealing a front bumper design …
Proton posts 202.9 million ringgit profit for FY07
Proton Holdings Bhd has just announced a Q4 net profit of 236.4 million ringgit, compared to 915,000 ringgit during the same period the previous year. Sales climbed from 1.26 billion ringgit up …
Europestar RCR CKD assembly to begin in August
According to a report by Automotive World, CKD assembly of the Europestar Lotus RCR at Youngman's plant in Jinan, China is set to begin in August 2008 this year. The Europestar RCR …
PM: Government has stopped protecting Proton
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi claims that the government has stopped Proton's protective policies because it has started up programs like the Industrial Adjustment Fund which exempts excise duty payment …
Government looking into purpose-built taxis?
According to Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Datuk Noh Omar, his ministry will be approaching to discuss the development of a new type of taxi to replace the the bulk of the …
Proton to make Turkey European production center
According to a report by Turkish paper Today's Zaman, Proton intends to make Turkey its European production center. Proton's Turkish distributor is Ulu Motor, part of the Ulubaslar Group. The Turkish automotive …
Proton Vendors Association urges vendors consolidation
Proton Vendors Association president Dr Wan Mohamed Wan Embong says automotive vendors in Malaysia needs to speed up mergers and acquisitions so that Proton vendors will be stronger and will be able …
Reader Zarul’s Proton MPV Wallpaper
Click to enlarge Readers often send in artist's impression of their favourite real or imaginary cars, and this one is a work by reader Zarul. He's created a wallpaper which features his …
Artist’s Impression: Proton Putra Replacement
Click to enlarge The Proton Satria Neo already fills the "2-door fun car" segment in Proton's model line-up, but what if Proton created a lightweight coupe from the Proton Saga chassis powered …
