Proton Post-AGM Progress Updates
Domestic Sales Proton's domestic car sales are up by 17.5% in August - 11,786 units - compared to the 10,018 units in July, which was in turn 21% higher compared to the …
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The Hamster tries out the Myvi
Richard Hammond, or known as the Hamster should be a household name by now, thanks to him being part of BBC's Top Gear team. The Hamster recently took the Perodua Myvi out …
Naza, DRB-HICOM to buy Proton?
MalaysiaKini quotes financial weekly The Edge in reporting two proposals to buy over government investment arm Khazanah Nasional's 42.7 percent stake in Proton. These proposals are said to be from Naza and …
Perodua to enter used car market
Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is set to follow Toyota's footsteps with TopMark and venture into the used-car business in a year's time. Perodua Managing Director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar …
Proton enters Saudi Arabian market
100 Proton cars will hit the streets of Saudi Arabia by mid-September, brought in by Riyadh-based Al Rashed & Al Thunayyan Auto Co. Al Rashed & Al Thunayyan Auto Co is Proton's …
Proton says Indonesian plant not for sale!
Proton has clarified that it's US$24 million Cikarang plant in Jakarta is not for sale. Proton Managing Director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said The Jakarta Post's report is inaccurate, and …
Assorted Proton announcements
Proton has made a few announcements today, let me go through them one by one. They're mostly to do with memorandum of understanding and intent signed with other companies. Proton reports that …
Proton back in red, puts Indonesian plant on sale
Proton Holdings Bhd is back in the red again, with a Q1 2006 loss of RM58.65 million on RM1.42 billion revenue, higher than the corresponding quarter last year, where Q1 2005 losses …
Inokom to assemble Hyundai Mighty
Sime Darby Bhd unit Inokom Corp Sdn Bhd will be investing a total sum of RM 10 million on a new assembly line for the Hyundai Mighty, Hyundai's best selling commercial vehicle. …
Proton in talks for Thai distribution
Proton is in talks with a major Thai car distributorship for the distribution of Proton cars in Thailand, with black and white set to be signed before 2006 is up. This distributor …
3,000 Proton Wira taxis for Indonesia
PT Proton Edar Internasional Indonesia (PEII) has managed to secure orders for 3,000 Proton Wira cars to be used as taxis around Indonesia. These orders are from various major cities of the …
Naza plans to setup CKD plant in India
Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn Bhd has plans to set up an assembly plant in southern India, possibly in Chennai. Chennei is home to a number of automotive plants like Hyundai, Ford, Mitsubishi, …
Proton sales up 21% in July
Proton's car registrations with the Road Transport Department went up 21% to 10,018 cars in July compared to 8,328 cars in June - effectively increasing it's total industry volume in July to …
LMG Tourer Details
Okay, so we've looked at LMG's pick-up truck offering, now let's look at it's other newly launched vehicle, the LMG Tourer. The LMG Tourer is a 7 seater SUV, likely based on …
LMG Trekker Details
Okay, so we know the LMG Trekker and the LMG Tourer SUV and pick-up trucks have the new Hydroxene technology, but what about the rest of the details? The LMG Trekker is …
LMG Tourer with Hydroxene technology
Some of you may remember a piece of news in July where a team of Universiti Sains Malaysia researches led by Dr Syamsul Rizal Abd Shukor came up with a way to …
Who’s your Dadi?
After that short speculation in my previous post, it's quite obvious the new car to be launched this Tuesday in Johor will be a Dadi SUV or pick-up truck with an LMG …
New national car this Tuesday?
UPDATE: The new cars launched are the LMG Tourer 7-seater SUV and the LMG Trekker double cab pick-up truck, both of which include Hydroxene water-petrol hybrid technology. The Star carried a newspaper …
More Proton Satria Neo Photoshops
More Proton Satria Neo-based photoshops by Theophilus Chin. Above is a sedan car based on the Proton Satria Neo, pretty much the same as before but this time in Iridescent White instead …
Proton Waja MME and Proton GEN.2 MME Photos
Proton's motorsports division Race Rally Research launched the commemorative special edition duo of the Proton Waja MME Edition and Proton GEN.2 MME Edition yesterday evening at The Curve, Mutiara Damansara. 200 Wajas …
