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 this one paragraph… […]
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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 was to export […]
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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 can see the […]
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Why Proton-Volkswagen was a no-go
I’m sure many of you who have been following the whole Proton-Volkwagen strategic tie-up soap opera are wondering, “What’s with the rather unexpected end result?”. After all, it was only slightly more than a week […]
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Proton-Volkswagen talks are OFF!
[ UPDATE: The talks between Proton and Volkswagen have been called off, but why? Click here for the inside scoop. ] The verdict is out – Proton and Volkswagen are not tying up together in […]
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The Edge: Proton-VW MOI to be signed soon
Right after the report by The Malaysian Reserve a week ago comes another report by The Edge Daily on the Proton and Volkswagen negotiations. According to the report, a Memorandum of Intent will be signed […]
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Campro variable intake module production-ready!
The Intake Air Fuel Module for the Proton Campro engine is now ready, and is only awaiting Proton’s green light to begin production. This new IAFM is a basically a variable geometry intake system, developed […]
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Proton to develop Islamic cars
Iran has proposed an Islamic car, and is keen to work with Proton on developing such a car for the global market. It is proposed that Proton should work with companies in Iran and Turkey […]
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Proton-VW deal could be signed in 2 weeks?
This is some rather exciting news – business daily The Malaysian Reserve has a report quoting unnamed sources that Proton and Volkswagen will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding a tie up involving stake […]
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Proton exports 5,000 Waja taxis to Iran
Proton will be supplying 5,000 units of the Proton Waja to be used as taxis in Iran through Iran’s Zagross Khodro group. It is marketed as the Proton Impian there, the same name used in […]
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Both Proton Persona and Perodua Myvi doing well
After reading two pieces of news in the papers recently about our two national car manufacturers, I found something slightly odd about how the Perodua Myvi and the Proton Persona are doing in terms of […]
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Black and white Proton BLM spyshot
Click to enlarge These are more spyshots of the Proton Saga Replacement Model or better known as the Proton BLM, which is a codename that stands for Base Line Model. This new Proton will be […]
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Proton-Volkswagen deal waiting for management control agreement
The Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi says the government has not decided yet whether to allow management control of Proton by Volkswagen AG. He cited Volkswagen’s insistence on wanting to be very certain […]
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Proton’s 1.5 liter motorcycle
Did you read NST yesterday? Saw the weird Proton motorcycle? It’s a chopper-style bike done up in orange and features a 1.5 litre Megavalve engine from the old Proton Wira or Iswara 1.5. This engine […]
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5th gear tests the Proton Savvy
Fifth Gear has an interesting take on how to compare the few economical superminis that they have in their market – how much can the little engines in them actually take? The superminis compared are […]
