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  2024 Proton S50 SS11 sedan will not have Android Auto, Apple CarPlay – current IHU will be improved on

  27 July 2023 / 65 comments

  Those who are still looking forward to Android Auto and Apple CarPlay (AACP) in Proton models, perhaps it’s time to accept that the smartphone mirroring that you desire will not happen, at least not in […]

   

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  DRB-Hicom and Geely collaborate to attract investors to AHTV – target for RM32 billion worth of investments

  17 July 2023 / 8 comments

  DRB-Hicom and Zhejiang Geely Holding (Geely) are working together to attract investors to the Automotive High Tech Valley (AHTV) with today’s Global Investors & Vendors Convention 2023, organised by Proton. This comes following the signing […]

   

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  One Proton model to face end of production by the end of 2023 – X50, X70, X90 to stay for probably 10 years

  17 July 2023 / 33 comments

  According to Azmil Abu Bakar, Proton’s senior director of group technical procurement, one of the national carmaker’s models will be discontinued by the end of this year. This was revealed during today’s Global Investors & […]

   

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  Renault and Geely form new JV company to develop engines, hybrid systems for Proton, Mitsubishi, Nissan

  12 July 2023 / 14 comments

  Geely and Renault have signed a joint venture agreement that will see each entity hold a 50% stake in a new powertrain technology company. According to an official release, the new company “aims to become […]

   

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  Proton forms partnerships with e-bidding platforms

  7 July 2023 / 3 comments

  Proton has formalised its strategic partnerships with e-bidding companies myTukar, MUV and Carsome for a smoother trade-in process for customers, the national carmaker said in a statement. “We are thrilled to join forces with myTukar, […]

   

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  2023 Proton X70 gains new 1.5 TGDi Premium X 2WD variant – sunroof, exclusive Quartz Black; fr RM127k

  6 July 2023 / 15 comments

  Proton has announced the availability of the X70 1.5 TGDi Premium X, which is a new variant of the C-segment SUV. With a retail price of RM126,800 on-the-road without insurance, the 1.5 TGDi Premium X […]

   

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  Proton’s first half of 2023 sales jump 28.6% y-o-y – 77,321 units sold is the best H1 result since 2012

  5 July 2023 / 25 comments

  Proton sold 14,351 units in June to make it 77,321 units in the first half of the year, which is the carmaker’s best first half cumulative sales result since 2012. Year-on-year, H1 sales is 28.6% […]

   

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  Purem Aapico to supply exhaust systems to Proton – component production begins at new Malaysian plant

  4 July 2023 / 6 comments

  At yesterday’s signing of a strategic partnership between Proton and Aapico Hitech, one of the largest auto parts companies in Thailand, mention was also made of another Aapico collaboration that is entering the Malaysian market, […]

   

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  Proton confirms new SS11 model coming soon – S50 sedan to rival B-segment Toyota Vios, Honda City?

  3 July 2023 / 44 comments

  At the Aapico-Proton JV annoucement, Proton CEO Dr Li Chunrong let slip that Proton is indeed working on a new sedan model, and that it will be introduced sooner rather than later. He referenced the […]

   

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  Aapico, Thailand’s largest auto parts maker partners with Proton to invest RM140m in Avee Global (Miyazu)

  3 July 2023 / 5 comments

  Malaysian carmaker Proton has entered into a strategic partnership with Aapico Hitech, the largest auto parts company in Thailand. The collaboration is for Advanced Vehicle Engineering Global (Avee Global) to produce dies, jigs, hot-stamping parts, […]

   

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  1990 Proton Saga 1.5S by Dream Street Restoration – a year-and-a-half long project for the OG national car

  28 June 2023 / 36 comments

  This article has been adapted from the original feature in Bahasa Malaysia by our colleague, Farid Awaludin. Founded on May 7, 1983, Malaysia’s first national carmaker Proton unveiled its first product, the Proton Saga two […]

   

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  Proton, Affin Bank launch Affiliate Credit Card/-i – 3x points at Proton outlets, 0% instalment for servicing

  27 June 2023 / 9 comments

  Proton and Affin Bank have launched an affiliate credit card targeted at Proton owners. The Affin Avance Proton Affiliate Credit Card/-i provides exclusive benefits to Proton customers when they use the card to make payments […]

   

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  Proton S50 – new spyshots show right-hand drive unit

  26 June 2023 / 27 comments

  It has been a while since Proton’s future sedan model, widely tipped to be known as the S50, has been sighted doing road trials, but a new set of photos shows that it’s back doing […]

   

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  Proton X90 vs Toyota Innova Zenix – which three-row 7-seater crossover SUV should you buy in 2023?

  22 June 2023 / 117 comments

  There will be many small families who will be cross-shopping between the Proton X90 and the Toyota Innova Zenix as the family transport of their choice, as this SUV bodystyle is in trend these days, […]

   

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  Proton X10 based on Geely Panda Mini for Malaysia?

  20 June 2023 / 45 comments

  Our rendering of a Geely Panda Mini with a Proton “infinite weave” grille This cute little hatchback you see here went viral on social media a few weeks ago. It is called the Geely Panda […]

   

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