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  Italdesign-Giugiaro hired for Persona Replacement

  9 November 2009 / 119 comments

  Proton MD Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin has revealed in an interview with Business Times that the Italian design company contracted to develop Proton’s next C-segment sedan is in fact Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA. Giugiaro (founded 1968) has […]

   

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  Juicy details about Proton’s future plans revealed

  3 November 2009 / 132 comments

  The Edge as always has a very interesting and revealing interview with Proton’s managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir. The ex-Perodua man has been at Proton’s helm for about 4 years now […]

   

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  Europestar develops own styling for GEN2

  2 November 2009 / 129 comments

  The sohu source seems quite certain that this is a Proton/Europestar car. One possibility that I can think of is this could be a Chinese market only car that Proton, Lotus and Europestar are working […]

   

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  A closer view at the new Proton Turbo engine

  15 October 2009 / 221 comments

  Click for enlarged image I’ve managed to obtain photos that show a closer view of the new Proton Turbo engine that our King and Queen previewed at Lotus in the UK just a little more […]

   

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  Rulers check out the new Proton Turbo engine

  3 October 2009 / 353 comments

  A turbocharged Campro engine in an Exora Prestige we saw back in July… Proton unveiled a turbocharged 1.6 litre engine to selected press in Norwich, UK earlier today while our King and Queen His Majesty […]

   

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  McRae and Hayes to pilot Neo S2000 in Indonesia

  25 September 2009 / 49 comments

  It’s confirmed – Karamjit will not be driving the left hand drive Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 at the Rally Indonesia 2009 and the official reason given by Proton is that he is not available. […]

   

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  Saga to be sold as the Proton S16 in Australia

  14 September 2009 / 137 comments

  The Australian name for the Proton Saga has been announced – Proton’s smallest sedan will be offered down under as the Proton S16. I assume this is supposed to stand for Saga 1.6, not sure […]

   

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  Volkswagen CKD deal: Proton in talks with Volkswagen for ASEAN alliance again?

  14 September 2009 / 143 comments

  Talks of some kind of business deal between Proton and Volkswagen have surfaced in the papers again, this time on a car assembly deal for passenger cars without taking up stake. Volkswagen have already identified […]

   

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  Saga 1.6 set for Aussie launch in November

  2 September 2009 / 153 comments

  Proton will be launching a 1.6 litre IAFM variant of the Saga in Australia soon (November 2009 ETA) and has put up a teaser website for it at newsedan.com.au. It won’t be called the Saga […]

   

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  Proton posts RM64 million Q1 profit before tax

  23 August 2009 / 135 comments

  Proton hopes to be profitable in this 2009/2010 financial year and so far things look good with a profit before tax of RM64 million for Q1 of the current financial year. Revenue grew by 8% […]

   

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  Current model Jumbuck to be phased out to make way for all-new Proton Jumbuck (Arena)

  15 August 2009 / 119 comments

  Click for enlarged image The latest news from the land down under is that Proton will be phasing out the current Wira-based Proton Jumbuck (known as the Proton Arena in Malaysia) over the next few […]

   

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  Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team with Neo S2000 and Karamjit/Jagdev officially launched!

  13 August 2009 / 82 comments

  Click for enlarged image Proton officially launched its new Proton R3 Malaysia Rally Team yesterday. The team will run one of those new Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 rally cars and it will be piloted […]

   

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  Proton Exora Turbo based on the Exora Prestige

  16 July 2009 / 380 comments

  While the Proton Saga EV Green Propulsion Concept stole the lime light in University Putra Malaysia for the “Proton Exora – The Making” seminar, the national car maker also took to the opportunity to showcase […]

   

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  “Satria Neo Unleashed” this Saturday at 1 Utama!

  16 July 2009 / 63 comments

  Proton and hitz.fm is organising something pretty cool at the 1 Utama Shopping Centre this Saturday. If you love autocross-styling driving you really gotta check it out if you have time. Basically the event is […]

   

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  Proton Saga EV Concept – 168 hp, 20kWh battery

  16 July 2009 / 122 comments

  Proton previewed an all-electric version of the Proton Saga sedan in University Putra Malaysia, Serdang during the “Proton Exora – The Making” seminar organized by SAE International earlier this week. The “Proton” name would definitely […]

   

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