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  Dealers want minimum quota of Proton loans

  30 April 2007 / 37 comments

  The Proton Edar Dealers’ Association Malaysia (PEDA) is seeking help from the government and Proton Edar to help them out revive their businesses because more than 90% of them are currently losing between RM15,000 and […]

   

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  Proton headed for US market… in 1988

  27 April 2007 / 42 comments

  Let’s have a flashback to November 21st 1987, in this article by Reuters archived by the New York Times. LEAD: Malaysia’s money-losing national auto manufacturer, Proton, signed an accord today to distribute its Proton Saga […]

   

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  Tun M: “Remove current Proton management!”

  20 April 2007 / 59 comments

  Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has once again spoke out on the Proton issue. He says Proton should not be sold to a foreign company, but must remain local, thus it should be sold to one […]

   

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  New Proton GEN2 Sedan Spotted!

  19 April 2007 / 161 comments

  Reader acbc wrote in with these photos of the upcoming Proton GEN2 Sedan on road tests! It doesn’t look very much different other than the fact that it’s a GEN2 with a proper sedan boot […]

   

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  Proton sales up 54% in Australia

  17 April 2007 / 74 comments

  Both Lotus and it’s parent company Proton have been flourishing in the Australian market lately. Lotus was rated at the fastest growing brand in Australia, with a 450% increase in sales volume over the same […]

   

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  Mofaz’s rationale for Proton stake

  16 April 2007 / 46 comments

  The Mofaz Group says it’s marketing and distribution strengths will be able to help turn Proton around, and is banking on this fact to win the Khazanah Nasional stake in Proton. “Technically, you have to […]

   

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  Satria Neo: Official Safety Car for AMRS race

  16 April 2007 / 35 comments

  Proton’s Satria Neo has been made the official safety car for the Australian Motor Racing Series (AMRS). It made it’s debut as the safety car at the AMRS opening race in March 2007. This is […]

   

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  Al-Qabba might setup Saudi Proton assembly

  16 April 2007 / 3 comments

  A Saudi Arabian private company under the Al-Qabba Group called Malaysian Centre plans to setup a Proton assembly plant in Saudi Arabia to market Proton cars in the Middle Eastern market. Malaysian Centre is currently […]

   

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  Perodua Myvi 3-Door Photoshop

  13 April 2007 / 28 comments

  Click to enlarge Here’s another piece of work by Theophilus Chin, this time a Perodua Myvi has had it’s rear doors chopped off for a 3-door tall hatchback look, ala the Getz 3-door. Here’s what […]

   

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  PM to meet Volkswagen team

  2 April 2007 / 25 comments

  Our Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will be meeting up with Volkswagen officials soon, which might include the big guy himself, Martin Winterkorn. A senior official that is close to the tie-up talks says “There […]

   

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  Proton Savvy 3-Door Concept

  2 April 2007 / 32 comments

  Yet another contribution photoshopped image from Theophilus Chin. Here’s what he did to the Savvy: 1. Even out (lowered) window line 2. Bigger rear window 3. Wider front door 4. Reshaped rear lights (slimmer and […]

   

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  Volkswagen says Proton talks still on

  30 March 2007 / 39 comments

  [ UPDATE: The talks have finally ended in a no go. Click here for latest update. ] I have no idea where Singapore’s Straits Times got it’s information from, but Volkswagen spokesman Andreas Meurer says […]

   

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  Yakcop: Government will miss 31 March deadline for Proton tie-up

  30 March 2007 / 11 comments

  Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said the government would not be able to meet the 31st March 2007 deadline of tomorrow for naming Proton’s strategic tie-up partner, as the government was still […]

   

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  Volkswagen drops tie-up plans with Proton?

  30 March 2007 / 59 comments

  This is breaking news. The Straits Times Singapore has reported Volkswagen has scrapped it’s plans for a tie-up with Proton. According to Reuters, Volkswagen told Khazanah Nasional that it’s strategies have changed, and a production […]

   

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  Najib: Proton talks may not meet deadline

  29 March 2007 / 49 comments

  Perhaps we can stop counting down to 31st of March 2007 now. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says talks with possible foreign partners for Proton might not conclude by the end of […]

   

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