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  Detroit Electric to base electric cars on Proton cars?

  26 June 2008 / 44 comments

  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 versions of the […]

   

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  Thai auto industry executive thinks Proton should continue to be supported

  19 June 2008 / 35 comments

  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 ways. He also […]

   

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  Proton prefers a foreign partner

  18 June 2008 / 22 comments

  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 of technology, marketing […]

   

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  Proton set to be launched in India early 2009?

  17 June 2008 / 12 comments

  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 litre, the Proton […]

   

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  Proton increases 2008 Thai sales target

  16 June 2008 / 12 comments

  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 Q1 2008 total […]

   

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  Khazanah wants equity partner for Proton

  14 June 2008 / 33 comments

  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 Zainal Abidin Syed […]

   

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  Iranian Proton distributor targets 100,000 cars a year

  10 June 2008 / 11 comments

  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 cars annually five […]

   

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  Government to ink deal for free rear seatbelts

  2 June 2008 / 16 comments

  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 through. A Memorandum […]

   

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  Does the Proton MPV have anything to do with an upcoming Chery MPV?

  29 May 2008 / 39 comments

  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 next generation Chery […]

   

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  Proton MPV sketches preview production model!

  27 May 2008 / 69 comments

  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 that is reminiscent […]

   

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  Proton posts 202.9 million ringgit profit for FY07

  26 May 2008 / 32 comments

  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 to 1.72 billion […]

   

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  Europestar RCR CKD assembly to begin in August

  15 May 2008 / 39 comments

  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 is a badge […]

   

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  PM: Government has stopped protecting Proton

  15 May 2008 / 76 comments

  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 depending on the […]

   

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  Government looking into purpose-built taxis?

  13 May 2008 / 42 comments

  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 aging taxis that […]

   

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  Proton to make Turkey European production center

  3 May 2008 / 22 comments

  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 industry produced 1.13 […]

   

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