Europestar RCR officially launched in China
The Europestar RCR was officially launched in China on the 9th of January 2008 in Beijing. Europestar is a brand of Youngman Automobile Sales Co. Ltd., and the Europestar RCR is basically …
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Updated Proton BLM Stage-by-Stage Teaser
Click to enlarge Proton has updated their Cineleisure Mutiara Damansara chassis with a new one that has a roof structure and some body panels. Compare this to the previous bare chassis here. …
Proton BLM Step-by-Step Build Up Teaser
Click to enlarge I was at the entrance of Cineleisure Mutiara Damansara this evening to watch Proton's step by step build up teaser for the new Proton Saga replacement model, codenamed the …
Proton BLM Pre-Launch Teaser Campaign
Click the above thumbnails to enlarge I am sure all of you will remember the Persona pre-launch campaign where Proton placed Proton Personas in shopping malls, hidden in boxes with peekholes for …
Bangkok Post interview with Proton’s Thai distributor
The Bangkok Post has an interesting interview with Thawatchai Jungsanguanpornsuk, who is the managing director of Phranakorn Auto Sales, the Phra Nakorn Automobile Group company which handles the Proton brand in Thailand. …
Proton BLM: New Proton Saga Teaser Video
Happy New Year 2008! Proton has produced a teaser video for the new Proton Saga replacement model, codenamed the Proton BLM. The car is expected to be priced between RM30,000 to RM40,000 …
Proton BLM: new Saga booking open
Click to enlarge Proton dealers will be accepting official bookings for the new Proton Saga replacement known to us as the Proton BLM tomorrow. TV3 reports quoting official Proton sources that the …
Europestar RCR (Proton GEN2) en route to China
348 units of completely built up Proton GEN2 cars are already on their way to China, having left the port today. This is the second shipment, with an initial batch of 60 …
New Saga replacement Proton BLM sighted with minimal disguise on the road!
Click to enlarge Now this is something really really strange. The upcoming replacement for the Proton Saga codenamed the Proton BLM has been spotted on the road, without any camouflage, and registered! …
Wheel jack recall for GEN2 and Satria Neo
Proton has just announced a recall for a certain wheel jack supplied with Proton GEN2s since January 2004 to date, and Proton Satria Neos since April 2006 to date. If you have …
Proton helps East-Coast flood victims
Answering our government's call for corporations to help the flood victims in the East-Coast, Proton has pledged cash, Proton branded apparels as well as daily sundries and personal items, which include rice, …
Europestar RCR – rebadged GEN2 in China
It seems that the abomination of a jaundiced GEN2 is not the final Europestar product after all. This is the recently announced Europestar RCR based on the GEN2 and it looks pretty …
Proton sells over 1,000 cars in Thailand in 2 weeks
Proton's Thailand distributor Phranakorn Auto Sales has managed to chalk up sales of over 1,000 cars since Proton's debut at the 2007 Thailand International Motor Expo two weeks ago. 50% of sales …
Proton BLM Spyshots – a recap
The new Proton BLM which will replace the age old Proton Saga is expected to be launched sometime in mid January 2008, with indicative pricing expected to be somewhere in the RM30,000 …
Proton back to black for this quarter
Proton is now back to black again in terms of quarterly profit after six continuous quarterly losses, posting a net profit of RM3.5 million on revenue of RM1.3 billion, compared to a …
Facelifted Proton GEN2 with Campro CPS engine launched in Thailand!
Click to enlarge [ UPDATE: The facelifted Proton GEN2 with a new range of Campro IAFM and Campro CPS engines has been launched in Malaysia! Click for more details. ] The new …
Proposed “Islamic car” angers IKIM director general
Dr Syed Ali Tawfik al-Attas, director-general of Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia feels insulted because the whole Islamic car plan. I quote him, "A car is not the right place for the Quran, …
Proton and the Indian automotive industry
While reading the NST sometime last week, I spotted this column by Rehman Rashid, on the breakdown of the Proton and Volkswagen talks. It was a very pro-Proton column, but there was …
Europestar GEN2 gets “unique” styling
A recent lucrative export deal to China involving the Proton GEN2 has been cited as one of the ways to spearhead Proton's recovery, as most of you would know by now. Proton …
No timeframe for Proton turnaround?
Proton Holdings Bhd shares are now at a 7-year all time low, closing at RM4.02 yesterday, but not after dipping to an intra-day low of RM3.98. This is a 18.6% drop. You …
