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  Proton poised to face RM1 billion loss this year without Geely deal – prime minister Najib Tun Razak

  5 June 2017 / 29 comments

  According to Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Proton would have experienced losses of up to RM1 billion this year should DRB-Hicom’s deal with Zheijiang Geely not take place. During a speech at […]

   

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  Proton Preve now assembled in Bangladesh by PHP

  2 June 2017 / 69 comments

  The Proton Preve is now assembled in Bangladesh for the local market. Production of the Preve started last month in the country by local conglomerate PHP Family at a plant in the port city of […]

   

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  MIMOS teases Proton Bayu based on Geely Boyue

  1 June 2017 / 111 comments

  After two designs based on the Proton Suprima S, national research and development centre for information and communication technology MIMOS is back with a teaser of a new SUV design, called the Proton Bayu. So […]

   

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  Geely deal will free Proton from gov’t subsidies – MP

  30 May 2017 / 84 comments

  A member of parliament says that Proton’s strategic partnership with Zhejiang Geely will bring about many benefits and free the national automaker from perpetual government subsidies, Bernama reports. Datuk Ahmad Fauzi Zahari, the MP for […]

   

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  DRB-Hicom will continue to manage and lead Proton

  29 May 2017 / 66 comments

  Zhejiang Geely‘s acquisition of a 49.9% equity stake in Proton will not change the way the automaker is run, with the management of the national carmaker continuing to be led and overseen by its parent […]

   

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  Proton’s R3 division winding down – lack of funds

  26 May 2017 / 93 comments

  Amidst the Proton-Geely foreign strategic partnership confirmation and news on the plans and future of the Malaysian carmaker with a new partner onboard, there’s a small section of the company that’s currently feeling sentimental. R3, […]

   

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  DRIVEN: 2017 Proton Iriz first impressions review

  25 May 2017 / 51 comments

  Remember the Proton Iriz? I’m sure you do – it was launched three years ago to much hype and fanfare, and was supposed to herald a new beginning for the national carmaker. We certainly tempered […]

   

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  Tun Mahathir saddened by Proton-Geely agreement

  25 May 2017 / 105 comments

  Former Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has shared his thoughts relating to the recent Proton-Geely deal in a posting on his personal blog. Describing Proton as his “child,” he stated that with the done […]

   

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  Zhejiang Geely – a brief insight into Proton’s FSP

  25 May 2017 / 27 comments

  At the announcement of the Proton-Geely deal, officials from Zhejiang Geely were present to provide the media with a little insight into the company’s background. Here’s a bit of trivia to start: the company was […]

   

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  Proton-Geely FSP bidding process, criteria in detail

  25 May 2017 / 26 comments

  Now that the Proton-Geely deal has been confirmed, DRB-Hicom took some time after the signing ceremony to explain the bidding process involved in the selection of a foreign strategic partner (FSP) for the national carmaker. […]

   

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  Proton to receive RM1.1 billion as R&D reimbursement

  25 May 2017 / 81 comments

  During a Q&A session after the signing of the Geely-Proton deal, second finance minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani has said the government will reimburse Proton RM1.1 billion for the amount it has spent on […]

   

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  Proton SUV gets rendered based on Geely Boyue

  25 May 2017 / 63 comments

  . It was recently revealed that Proton would be given access to the Geely Boyue SUV platform, as part of its deal with the Chinese automaker. This will see the development of Proton’s first-ever SUV, […]

   

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  Proton-Geely FSP: what Proton offers & what it needs

  24 May 2017 / 78 comments

  During the signing ceremony of the Proton-Geely deal, the national carmaker also took the time to list out what it can offer in the partnership. Proton said that with its long-established presence in Malaysia, it […]

   

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  Geely: Proton R&D to be a global centre of excellence

  24 May 2017 / 26 comments

  Geely isn’t taking things lightly when it comes to elevating Proton as a carmaker, and has revealed it will develop Proton’s R&D to become one of its global centre of excellence. The move will add […]

   

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  Proton-Geely FSP: Shah Alam operations to relocate to Tg Malim – 250-acre land to be transferred to DRB

  24 May 2017 / 18 comments

  During a Q&A session following the signing of the Geely-Proton FSP deal, it has been revealed that Proton will fully relocate its Shah Alam operations to Tanjung Malim within the next five years. As such, […]

   

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