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The Edge reported on Monday that Proton Holdings Bhd is exploring partnership options with other automers including Mitsubishi Motors Corp of Japan. Talks between Proton and Volkswagen AG seems to have run into difficulty. It’s […]
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Government to help Karamjit
Looks like Karamjit’s plight had reached the cabinet, thanks mostly to Malay Mail’s efforts. Our PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi raised the matter of Karamjit Singh’s lack of sponsorship to continue rallying at the […]
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Toyota may set up hybrid plant in ASEAN
Toyota Motor Corp Katsuaki Watanabe said Toyota may consider setting up hybrid vehicle plants somewhere in the ASEAN region if there is sufficient demand for hybrid vehicles in the region. Although Toyota already has a […]
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New Hyundai Accent 5-door Hatchback
Oriental Hyundai, the distributor of Hyundai’s CKD Accent, Elantra and Sonata models in Malaysia has launched a new hatchback Hyundai Accent today.
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Sime Darby’s NAP plans
Sime Darby is determined to take full advantage of the incentives the government has given in the new National Automotive Policy. The National Automotive Policy’s new incentives encourages foreign automakers to assemble their vehicles here […]
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Proton shares drop
StarBiz reports Proton shares have dropped from RM8.35 to RM7.90, making it the second highest loser on the Bursa Malaysia yesterday. Traders was worried by the announcement that Proton was interested in buying two Volkswagen […]
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Updates: Credit card payment for petrol
Looks like we consumers will not be affected much by the adjustments in the way fuel is sold with credit cards at petrol stations. Banks have agreed to reduce the charge imposed on credit card […]
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Motorists to pay more for petrol by card
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shafie Apdal announced that motorists purchasing petrol at stations with a credit card would have to pay more for their petrol. He said a new formula was being […]
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R3 Amprex loses title due to fuel leaks
Proton R3 Amprex’s Lotus Exige 300RR almost achieved victory in the G2 category of the Zhuhai FIA GT championship, but due to a fuel leak problem they lost the title to Belgian Racing. The teams […]
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Proton to buy Passat and Sharan platforms
The Edge reports that Proton is looking into purchasing two Volkswagen platforms to produce it’s own versions for the local market under the Proton badge. After the purchase, design and development would take an additional […]
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Monday is not a public holiday
There are rumours going around that Bernama has issued a news flash informing the public that Monday October 24 2005 is a public holiday. If you receive this rumour, please do not spread it further. […]
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Proton needs to update cars more frequently
Another MP has spoken up on the issue of Proton. Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said that Proton has to update it’s models more frequently as with accelerated product […]
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Datin Seri Endon passes away
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New Malaysian National Automotive Policy
Our Malaysian government has announced some of the details on the new National Automotive Policy today. Let’s have a look at what changes have been implemented, effective this Thursday (20/10/2005).
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National Automotive Policy draft tomorrow
There are a lot of people who feel that we just shouldn’t have had an automotive industry in the first place. Since Proton’s birth in 1983, the normal rakyat with average income have been forced […]