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  Proton to build 1.5L turbo engines in M’sia – vendor

  27 May 2021 / 29 comments

  Proton will soon begin manufacturing the GEP3 (Global Engine Petrol 3) 1.5 litre turbocharged engines used in the X50 as well as the export version of the X70 (to Pakistan), according to Sapura Industrial’s 2021 […]

   

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  2021 Proton X70 SE coming soon – 2-tone Ocean Blue colour, exclusive 19-inch wheels, black Nappa leather

  20 May 2021 / 49 comments

  It seems Proton is gearing up to release another variant of its first SUV model, as a reader has provided us with a leaflet of the X70 SE. The document doesn’t reveal if the new […]

   

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  Viral Bumblebee Proton X50 evolves into pink Miltank

  19 May 2021 / 22 comments

  Remember Bumblebee, the famous yellow Proton X50 that went viral late last year? Well, it was unfortunately met with an accident not too long ago, but the car has been restored and transformed into the […]

   

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  Proton Motorsports to enter 2021 British Rally Championship with Iriz R5, piloted by Oliver Mellors

  19 May 2021 / 3 comments

  Proton Motorsport will be competing in the Motorsport UK British Rally Championship (BRC) for the 2021 season, with the Malaysian car manufacturer being represented once again by Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM). The team will compete […]

   

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  Works Engineering to develop parts for Proton X50, appoints S1K winner Fariqe Hairuman as ambassador

  17 May 2021 / 14 comments

  Since Proton management entered a new era with Geely in 2017, the national carmaker’s performance division, Proton R3 has so far focused its efforts on circuit racing, and its has attained considerable success from its […]

   

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  SPIED: Geely Haoyue VX11 spotted in Malaysia – 7-seat SUV hints at Proton’s future ‘X90’ flagship model?

  7 May 2021 / 41 comments

  What do we have here? According to reader Hazim Qa, who froze the shot above from his dashcam video, it’s the Geely Haoyue. It may not be very obvious, but there are signs that the […]

   

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  Proton sold 15k units in April – third consecutive month of growth, Saga best selling model in Malaysia

  3 May 2021 / 20 comments

  Proton has released its sales results for April 2021 and there’s a third consecutive month of growth. The carmaker sold 15,017 units last month to kick off the second quarter of the year, which was […]

   

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  Proton Commerce targeting record year for auto hire purchase loans – 80% of customers opt for 9 years

  3 May 2021 / 8 comments

  Proton Commerce is targeting a record year for loan disbursements and is looking at an all-time high of 20,000 disbursements for 2021. Proton’s finance arm has seen its loan volume grow in line with the […]

   

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  Proton will enter the EV market when the time is right

  27 April 2021 / 52 comments

  Proton believes that while it is ready to introduce electric vehicle (EV) technology into the market, more preparation is needed before the business of electrification can take place. For one, a direction has to be […]

   

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  Proton X50 – production volume will increase to meet strong demand, but it will take time, says automaker

  26 April 2021 / 50 comments

  Earlier this month, it was reported that Proton had received more than 40,000 bookings for the X50 up to the end of March, a figure that has led to a wait time of nearly six […]

   

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  Proton to focus X50 production for Malaysian market first before exports – Pakistan to CKD the SUV too

  26 April 2021 / 14 comments

  Proton says that it will continue to focus on X50 production for the Malaysian market before it plans exports of the SUV. The automaker said that strong response from consumers has seen wait times climb […]

   

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  Proton announces new RM200 million stamping facility in Tanjung Malim for current, future models; due 2022

  22 April 2021 / 21 comments

  Expansion works for Proton’s production plant in Tanjung Malim have officially begun, following an official groundbreaking ceremony to mark the addition of a new stamping facility. The expansion will house a new “Superlarge” press machine […]

   

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  Proton X50 – over 40,000 bookings as of March; wait time now six months, production of Standard halted

  16 April 2021 / 43 comments

  Over 40,000 bookings have been received for the Proton X50 up to the end of March. While that strong response has surpassed the company’s expectations for the B-segment SUV, it has also led to a […]

   

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  Proton Iriz R5 rally car – 4B11 engine actually sourced from Proton Inspira, not Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

  14 April 2021 / 11 comments

  With the engineering of UK-based Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM) providing the support for various rally campaigns entered by the Proton Iriz R5 rally car, we’ve previously known the Malaysian B-segment hatchback to be powered by […]

   

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  Proton to begin assembly operations in Pakistan in Q3 2021 – planned build capacity of 25,000 units a year

  12 April 2021 / 6 comments

  Proton has announced that production in Pakistan will begin later this year. The automaker said that Al-Haj Automotive, its partner in the country, is set to commence local assembly operations at its new plant in […]

   

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