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  DRIVEN: 2019 Proton Persona facelift – a quick sample

  16 April 2019 / 38 comments

  The Japanese concept of continuous improvement, kaizen, is a staple of the world we live in today, as a means for many companies to ramp up productivity and reduce waste. While the process, made widespread […]

   

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  Geometry not affected by Proton region exclusivity, no Malaysia plans due to lack of incentives, infrastructure

  15 April 2019 / 15 comments

  On Thursday, Geely unveiled its new global electric vehicle brand, Geometry, alongside its first model, the Geometry A, in Singapore. Naturally, we had a few questions regarding the marque and its relation to another Geely […]

   

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  Proton extends partnership with Petronas by 10 years

  12 April 2019 / 12 comments

  Proton has announced that it will extend its partnership with Petronas, whereby the latter will develop and supply lubricant products and functional fluids to the national carmaker for a period of 10 years, effective January […]

   

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  Tun Mahathir unveils 2019 Proton Iriz and Persona facelifts for public debut; over 8,000 bookings so far

  12 April 2019 / 45 comments

  The 2019 Proton Iriz and Persona facelifts made their public debuts at the Malaysia Autoshow yesterday, unveiled by prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The show is happening at MAEPS Serdang till this Sunday. If […]

   

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  Proton X70 CKD plans on schedule – launch this year

  11 April 2019 / 37 comments

  According to DRB-Hicom managing director Datuk Syed Faisal Akbar, the planned introduction of the locally-assembled (CKD) Proton X70 is currently on schedule, and will take place this year. When it is launched, the CKD version […]

   

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  Proton X70 group completes 13k km M’sia-China trip

  9 April 2019 / 44 comments

  On 26 February, nine units of the Proton X70 departed Proton’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) on an overland journey to China. Organised by Borneo Automobile Leisure Touring and Kunming Scenery-Customer International Travel Co, supported by […]

   

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  Proton ends Q1 2019 with record figures – 2,979 X70 sold in March, highest ever SUV sales in M’sian history

  2 April 2019 / 89 comments

  Proton has ended the first quarter of 2019 on a high, with 6,145 vehicles registered in March alone, representing a market share or 11%, which is a 2.6% improvement over the same month in 2018. […]

   

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  Proton delivers 8,500 units of X70 in the first 100 days, becomes one of the leaders in Malaysia’s SUV market

  28 March 2019 / 107 comments

  Just 100 days after the Proton X70 was launched, the national automaker delivered the 8,500th unit of the SUV to Malaysian law firm Lee Allen Hishamuddin & Gledhill (LHAG). This milestone means the X70 has […]

   

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  Proton announces plans for new assembly plant in Pakistan – operations to begin before the end of 2020

  22 March 2019 / 52 comments

  Proton has officially announced that it will set up a new local assembly plant in Pakistan, which will be owned and operated by Alhaj Automotive. This comes after the national carmaker entered into an agreement […]

   

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  Proton to set up first South Asian factory in Pakistan

  21 March 2019 / 44 comments

  Proton will be setting up a factory in Pakistan that will be its first facility in South Asia. The plant will be a joint effort between the Malaysian carmaker and its local partner Alhaj Automotive. […]

   

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  2019 Proton Persona vs Perodua Bezza: we compare the service costs of both over five years/100,000 km

  18 March 2019 / 116 comments

  At a recent media preview of the new Persona, Proton claimed that over the course of five years, the Persona would cost RM3,051.91 in scheduled servicing, which is on average 32% less compared to the […]

   

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  Malaysia-China Amazing Trip: Proton X70 convoy in Hangzhou, to make 7,000-km journey back to KL

  18 March 2019 / 76 comments

  Resilience is a hard thing to come by these days, but for this group of ambitious overland travellers, copping out is definitely not an option, not if they want to keep their Proton X70s. In […]

   

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  Proton X70 is the official car for the 2019 MSF season

  15 March 2019 / 28 comments

  The Proton X70 has been confirmed as the official safety car, medical car and official car for the 2019 season of the Malaysia Speed Festival (MSF), with the first round set to take place this […]

   

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  Malaysia-China Amazing Trip: Proton X70 owners drive 2,909 km in five days, convoy en route to Hangzhou

  13 March 2019 / 41 comments

  Sometimes, the spirit of adventure can truly embolden. Take for example this group of Proton X70 owners who embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to China – by land. That’s right, a total of nine units […]

   

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  Dr Li Chunrong works 72 hours a week to revitalise Proton, but is happy because things are on track

  13 March 2019 / 47 comments

  Proton CEO, or more accurately the CEO of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (PONSB), Dr Li Chunrong, has been working 12 hours a day, six days a week for the past 17 months to revive […]

   

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