Proton Q2 2006 loss
Proton Holdings Bhd may post a second quarter loss of RM700 million due to MV Agusta, it's unprofitable motorcycle unit. It previously posted a first quarter loss of RM 12.4 million, and …
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Perodua hopes to reduce waiting time
Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd hopes to cut down the waiting list time for its vehicles to two to three months from the current five months by Q2 2006. Perodua currently produces 280-300 …
Perodua man for Proton CEO?
Proton Holdings Bhd may appoint Syed Zainal Abidin Mohamed Tahir as the new chief executive officer of the company, replacing former CEO Tengku Mahaleel Ariff. Zainal Abidin is currently the deputy managing …
Proton Chancellor 2.0 V6
Proton has announced the availability of the Proton Chancellor beginning 15th December 2005. It will debut during the ASEAN Summit from 12-14 December. What is the Proton Chancellor? It's basically a Proton …
Proton to use Bosch diesel injection systems
Robert Bosch is in talks with Proton Holdings Bhd on supplying diesel fuel injection systems. Bosch currently supplies Proton with engine mnagement system parts, brakes, brake calipers, ABS systems, actuation systems, wiper …
A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race Results
The A1 Grand Prix PROTON Pro Celebrity Race went on without a hitch on the last day of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations. We saw an exciting battle between 11 cars …
Renault to assemble ASEAN cars in Malaysia
Looks like the government's National Automotive Policy bag of carrots is effective. Renault has chosen Malaysia for it's ASEAN manufacturing hub, instead of Thailand. Renault's Asia-Pacific vice president Patrick Debrot attributed the …
A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race Qualifiers
The qualifying session of the A1GP PROTON Pro Celebrity Race was completed without a hitch today. All 12 cars have qualified, and times were consistently faster compared to the practice session yesterday. …
RM391 million for Sepang
Due to a restructuring exercise, Malaysia Airport Holdings, the current owner of the Sepang F1 circuit is trying to sell off the circuit. The Ministry of Finance agreed in 2003 to buy …
Proton Audit
An audit has revealed there may be traces of bribery between Proton and the media when it comes to reviewing Proton cars. Apparently Proton had been very generous with the time spans …
Proton-VW updates: 40% stake in manufacturing arm?
Yet more updates on the Volkswagen-Proton parnership. The Malay Mail reports Volkswagen AG may buy 40% of Proton's manufacturing arm, and assume management control over that unit. Proton's board of directors had …
HLG on the automotive industry share market
HLG Research expects non-national cars to make up 50% of car sales on the overall by 2007, and 47% by next year. HLG expects industry volume for both passenger and commercial vehicles …
Proton Celebrity Champion’s Drive
A special celebrity Champion's Drive will be held at next week's A1 Grand prix at the Sepang circuit. Malaysia's A1 Team and Proton has organised a 10 lap race, which involves celebrities …
Proton reviews non-core investments
Sources say that Proton Holdings Bhd is reviewing it's investments in MV Agusta Motor and the Lotus Group International. No decision made so far, but Proton might cut down on such investments …
Highway speed limit to remain at 110km/h
Those who hoped proposal to raise the highway speed limits to 120km/h are in for a disappointment, as Minister of Works Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the government had rejected the …
Proton to re-visit Mitsubishi partnership?
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. The new 5-door hatchback Hyundai Accent will be available from …
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 …
