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  Proton Iriz R5: Why does it use the Evo X’s 4B11T mill?

  23 December 2019 / 40 comments

  Last week, we learned a great deal about why Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM) chose the Proton Iriz as its R5 rallying machine. As it turns out, the Iriz platform was exactly what the famed racing […]

   

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  Proton R3 free to do anything – Geely Motorsport boss

  20 December 2019 / 34 comments

  Earlier in July, we had the chance to sit down with Proton R3 team principal Gary Lee, who revealed that the homegrown motorsports division is among the most successful racing team within the Geely empire, […]

   

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  Proton Iriz R5: Uncovering the truth with Chris Mellors

  20 December 2019 / 57 comments

  When news of the Proton Iriz R5 first surfaced in 2016, it generated an incredible wave of hype surrounding Proton’s new hatch, particular for those who are fans of the automaker’s exploits in motorsports, or […]

   

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  Proton delivers an X70 SUV to Pakistan government

  17 December 2019 / 25 comments

  Proton has delivered a unit of its X70 SUV to the government of Pakistan. The vehicle is a gift from prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to Imran Khan, the prime minister of Pakistan, presented […]

   

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  Proton could return to profitability this year – CEO

  16 December 2019 / 105 comments

  National automaker Proton could see its long-awaited return to profitability this year, The Edge Markets reported. If so, the turn of profit would mark the company’s first since the purchase of a 49.9% stake by […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2020 Proton X70 CKD – here’s what to expect

  16 December 2019 / 34 comments

  The Proton X70 arrived as a fully-imported (CBU) model at the tail end of 2018, and has proven to be a hit among car buyers in Malaysia. A year later, production of the locally-assembled (CKD) […]

   

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  Over 200 bookings received for Proton X70 on Shopee

  16 December 2019 / 14 comments

  Proton has announced that more than 200 bookings have been received for the X70 on Shopee since the start of the e-commerce platform’s 12.12 Birthday Sale period. The online campaign – which runs till the […]

   

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  2020 Proton X70 CKD rolls out of Tanjung Malim plant – launch soon, right-hand drive exports planned

  13 December 2019 / 98 comments

  One year and one day on from the launch of the Proton X70, the CKD version of the SUV has finally entered production at the Tanjung Malim factory. The first locally-assembled units are rolling out […]

   

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  Proton Saga, X70 make up nearly 90% of total sales – automaker looking to increase exports to 5,000 units

  13 December 2019 / 66 comments

  While official figures for the year have yet to be revealed for it, the Proton X70‘s performance in 2019 has been deemed a success by the automaker. The first year of sales for the SUV […]

   

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  Proton says it is now competing with Honda and Toyota in terms of quality, Perodua not in its sights

  13 December 2019 / 121 comments

  Proton says that in terms of quality and branding, Perodua is no longer its immediate competitor. Rather, the national carmaker is now aiming to go head-to-head with the likes of Toyota and Honda. According to […]

   

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  Proton X70 is one of the official cars for MyAPEC 2020

  12 December 2019 / 13 comments

  The Proton X70 has just been selected to be one of the official vehicles of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2020, otherwise known as MyAPEC 2020. The C-segment SUV will be used to support the […]

   

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  Proton records 9,643 registrations in November – Saga is A-segment sedan leader, with over 35,000 bookings

  3 December 2019 / 91 comments

  National carmaker Proton has announced its sales performance numbers for November 2019, reporting that it sold 9,643 units last month, a slight improvement over the 9,503 units it managed in October. Given that the figures […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Proton X50 spotted road-testing again

  27 November 2019 / 46 comments

  It appears that Proton’s forthcoming B-segment SUV – dubbed the X50 – has been spotted road-testing once again, this time on the MRR2 highway courtesy of paultan.org reader Eirik. Where before the Binyue development vehicle […]

   

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  Proton R3 wins Sepang 1000KM – third win in a row, ladies trio seventh from P26 start; HMRT finishes 3rd

  25 November 2019 / 19 comments

  Proton R3 concluded the 2019 season with another win at the 2019 edition of the Sepang 1000KM, now with a tally of three consecutive wins at the endurance race. The race win went to the […]

   

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  Proton R3 – The road to success at Sepang 1000KM

  19 November 2019 / 9 comments

  Rome wasn’t built in a day, and in that vein, neither was Proton’s success in motorsport. Through its motorsport division Proton R3, the national carmaker captured numerous victories in both rallying and circuit racing, most […]

   

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