Archive for the ‘Proton’ Category

Malaysia: Proton Maintenance Cost is Not High

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

[caption id="attachment_735" align="alignright" width="117" caption="Proton "][/caption] The Star reported that maintenance cost of Perdana V6 not high, a statement issued by Proton. Earlier it was reported that a Perak executive councillor’s Proton Perdana V6, inherited from the previous Barisan Nasional state government, cost a whopping RM88,000 to service and repair from ...

Alliance Formed Between Proton and Mitsubishi

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian national carmaker Proton has formed an alliance with Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. to jointly build a new car as part of efforts to modernize its vehicle lineup and improve component quality. Mitsubishi will provide technical and engineering services under a product collaboration agreement, Proton said ...

Proton is a Top Scorer with UK Dealers

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Proton franchise is proving more and more popular with its dealers, with the National Franchised Dealer Association Survey (UK) putting the brand in the top 3 for many categories. The 38th bi-annual attitude survey released earlier this month has reinstated Proton’s claims that, when it comes to relationships with its ...

Malaysia: Car Sales Drop 0.8% in August 2008

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The Edge Daily reported that auto sales, which had been holding up well this year, showed signs of going into reverse in August. The year on year drop was negligible, at only some 0.8% but the total industry volume (TIV) fell a significant 12.5% to 47,227 units on a month-on-month ...

Proton Gen2/Persona Dual Fuel ecoLogic Launch In UK

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Proton Hybrid? Well not really, but we can save the cost by running it. As we know that using dual fuel, the fuel consumption will be low. So Proton has expanded its GEN-2 range with the addition of two dual fuel models sporty hatchback and saloon version will be able ...

Proton Opens New UK Head Office and PDI Facility Center

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Proton Cars (UK) opened its doors to its Malaysian Board of Directors, Malaysian media, UK dealers and key suppliers at its new head office and PDI facility in Avonmouth Bristol. The purpose of the event was to officially open the new PDI centre and to demonstrate Proton’s commitment to providing ...