Proton Waja MME and Proton GEN.2 MME
Race Rally Research has unveiled their Proton Waja and Proton GEN.2 Merdeka Millenium Endurance Edition, to commemorate their 2005 victory in the Merdeka Millenium Endurance race. The MME is a 12-hour endurance …
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Perdana Replacement Model study still underway
We have some comments from Proton now regarding the Perdana Replacement Model project. Unfortunately, as expected we have to source this from foreign papers. This piece of news comes from the Australian …
Group Lotus 5-year turnaround plan
Proton Holdings Bhd is setting up a special unit to fully capitalise on it's UK subsidiary Group Lotus, part of Group Lotus' five-year turnaround plan. The unit, to be comprised of people …
Proton audit report reveals mismanagement
Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers was commissioned to do an audit report on Proton in September last year by Proton chairman Datuk Mohamed Azlan Hashim, and it's report revealed poor corporate governance by …
R3 MME06 Driver Selection Program
Other than giving us the Proton Satria R3, Race Rally Research has been doing alot for the local grassroots motorsports community with their Street Shoot Out series and other activities. 9 amateur …
Team Proton loses a member
Team Proton missing a member: Datuk Kisai right-most. Proton's executive director of engineering and manufacturing Datuk Kisai Rahmat has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by Proton's board of directors effective …
The Automotive Industry, first half of 2006
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised it's forecast for vehicle sales this year, lowering it to 520,000 units instead of the previous 565,000 units figure. The new forecost would mean a …
Proton Satria Neo Sedan
Graphics designer Theophilus Chin impressed us earlier this week with his take on how a small-sized sedan based on the Proton Savvy would look like. Here's another piece of his work, a …
R3 Waja and R3 GEN2 Updates
Here are more details on the upcoming R3 Limited Special Edition Vehicles (LSEV) based on the Proton Waja and Proton GEN2, due to be launched in August. For one, the specifications posted …
Proton Savvy Sedan Photoshop
It is common these days for car makers to develop sedans out of hatchback bodies. You have the Honda City based on the Honda Jazz, the Nissan Tiida Sedan based on the …
R3 Waja and Gen2 coming up?
A little bird told me that Proton's Race Rally Research division will be launching new R3 special edition variants of the Proton Waja and the Proton GEN2 very soon. While these will …
Tomato ANP Kia Sorento
Tomato Auto & Product Design, or Tomato ANP provides third party upgrades mostly for Korean vehicles like the Kia Sorento, Kia Sportage, Kia Cerato, Hyundai Coupé, Hyundai SantaFe, Hyundai Elantra, and SsangYong …
Perdana Replacement Model to get I4 engine?
CarPoint Australia has a preview article on the new Proton Satria Neo, but that's not important. What's interesting is something in the article regarding the upcoming Perdana Replacement Model, said to be …
Satria Neo: 2,000 bookings so far
Booking figures for the Proton Satria Neo for the past month has reached over 2,000 so far, meeting it's initial sales target of about 2,000 to 2,500 a month. These are combined …
Perodua buyer demographics
Perodua has announced that for the first time in 12 years, the demographics of Perodua buyers are 50:50 between Malays and non-Malaysia, compared to 60:40 with the majority being Malay for the …
Perodua aims to be compact car king
Perodua has attributed their quick rise to success after only 13 years in business to a win-win alliance with it's Japanese partner Daihatsu. Perodua Managing Director Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar says …
Kancil Replacement Model (Perodua Viva) spotted!
[ UPDATE: The Perodua Viva has been launched! Click here for full details on specifications and pricing, as well as many clear photos of both exterior and interior! ] New spyshots of …
Proton to expand Indonesian operations
Proton will be bringing in new models like the Gen2, Satria Neo, Savvy and Waja into the Indonesian car market in January 2007. It currently sells the Proton Wira there, which are …
Perodua to boost exports mid-2007
Perodua aims to increase export activity beginning mid-2007 with it's Indonesian exports spearheading the export drive. Originally, the Perodua Myvi was to be exported to other ASEAN countries in the second half …
Perdana Replacement Model in April 2007
Utusan Malaysia reports that Proton will introduce a new model developed together with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in April 2007. MMC president Osamu Masuko says that Proton and MMC are in the final …
