Archive for the ‘Proton’ Category
As we know, Malaysian automotive industry has been dominant by national car maker either Perodua or Proton. According to Malaysian Automobile Association (MAA), Proton and Perodua sold 158,657 and 179,989 units vehicle last year and the market share about 56% of the local in 2011.
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The National Automotive Policy (NAP) that expectected to be announced later this year and bring about a level playing field for Malaysian automotive industry. It will shaken the dominance of this carmaker if they don’t do something about it. Perodua managing director, Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh feels that Perodua is ready to compete.
The collaboration between this carmaker still pending because Perodua will wait for DRB-Hicom Bhd to take operational control of Proton.
Last day, there’s 2 big news about Proton Preve. One is bad and others is good.. Okay, the bad news is about Proton Preve picture broken that being spread via internet. There’s facebook and blog show about the damage of Proton Preve test car. It show how the car being broken in the rear wheel. There’s many rumors about the car and latest update is ‘ There’s a salesman drove the car in 120km/h and get accident at road divider. The tire and rod broken. (source :- Hafizrahim.com. Look at the picture
By zzarizi at 2012-04-20
By zzarizi at 2012-04-20
Back to good news, Proton Preve will launched their hatchback variant that will be called as P3-22A. The hatchback version of the Preve will be for export markets.. ( Source :- 123 Malaysia . Just watch the picture
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Okay, we’ve known about Proton Preve before. Today, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak launching the Preve.
“Over 27 years in the automotive industry, Proton has progressed by leaps and bounds and produced many models for the local and international markets.
“Proton Preve has been developed in accordance with global standards of quality and safety which, in combination with its competitive price, makes it a truly attractive car to own,” he said.
The car is 1.6 Charged Fuel Efficiency (CFE) engine and it’s first Proton turbocharged engine with an economical 6.6 litre/100km fuel consumption and 10,000 km service internal. The Preve features of push-start button, active headrests, LED lights, Electronic Stability Control(ESC), Anti-lock brakes(ABS) and Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD). The Preve comes in three variants, the Executive, Executive CVT and Premium, priced between RM59,990 and RM72,990.
Source :- TheStar
I’ve written about this new model of Proton model car name Proton Preve. I don’t expected that it will give more traffic than always. The Preve name come from the English word preve which means ‘to prove ‘ (a point). Proton managing director ‘Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir’ said ‘”The name is in line with our vision to prove that the car is a global car with global standards,’.
The PREVE is scheduled to be officially launched this month by Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The price of this car range is RM62,000-RM75,000 depending on the version. Proton target to sell of 4,000-4,500 units a month and become an attraction for overseas buyers.
Source :- TheStar
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