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PETALING JAYA: Proton Holdings Bhd is estimated to have supplied at least 13,000 units of its GEN.2 cars to China's Jianhua Youngman Automobile Manufacturing Co Ltd since the end of 2007 to be re-badged and sold under the Europestar brand in the country. OSK Research Sdn Bhd's analyst Ahmad Maghfur Usman said this was based on the information given by the national carmaker, adding that on the

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has appointed Nadicorp Holdings Sdn Bhd executive chairman Datuk Nadzmi Mohd Salleh as the national carmaker’s new chairman with effect from tomorrow, replacing Datuk Mohd Azlan Hashim. In a statement yesterday, Proton said Nadzmi was no stranger to the group, having served as deputy managing director of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd from Nov 2, 1992 and

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A win-win relationship is a worn out cliche but somehow it rings true in the reconciliation between Proton Holdings Bhd and Mitsubishi Motors Corp.Announcing the product-collaboration deal last Friday, Proton said both parties had signed agreements that will lead to Proton rebadging a Mitsubishi to replace the Waja, Mitsubishi rebadging a Proton for markets Proton is not involved in and they will

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PETALING JAYA: March will be a crucial month as local automakers will decide then if they need to cut production.According to Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) managing director Datuk Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar, it’ll be business as usual in the short term but March will be the determining month.“There is no slowdown for now as we’re building up stock ahead of Chinese New Year. February

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National car maker is operationally weak entering the slowdownPETALING JAYA: The automotive market is expected to be sluggish next year due to a slower economic expansion, but Proton Holdings Bhd appears to be operationally weak in entering into this slowdown.It reported a small operating loss of RM670,000 in its second quarter ended Sept 30, a deterioration from the small operating profit of

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KUALA LUMPUR: OSK Investment Research has raised its target price for Proton Holdings Bhd from RM1.64 to RM1.81 after the national carmaker’s announcement of a non-equity partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Motor Corp (MMC).The agreement would involve a possible rebadging exercise and to develop a new small hatchback car to be released in 2010.“However, we view the agreement as being more

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has today entered into a product collaboration arrangement with Japanese rival Misubishi Motors Corp. The tie-up, involving three agreements between Proton Holding's wholly owned subsidiary Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd and Mitsubishi, enables the Malaysian carmaker to tap the technical expertise of its foreign partner, according to filings to Bursa

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SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Bhd, whose managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir’s contract will be renewed, posted a 12-fold rise in net profit to RM43.81 million in its second quarter ended Sept 30, 2008 (2QFY09) from RM3.51 million a year earlier. The better performance was driven by increased domestic sales and improved margins arising from better product mix and lower

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is expected to see some major changes to its board, possibly involving the managing director’s position as well. Sources say that several new appointments are likely to be made to the board. Among the names that have cropped up are Tan Sri Ab Rahman Omar and Datuk Abdul Razak Dawood, both of whom were previously with Edaran Otomobil Nasional Bhd (EON). It is

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Edar Dealers’ Association (PEDA) has come out strongly to defend Proton cars in the wake of the Terengganu state government’s move in buying 14 Mercedes E200 Kompressor as its official cars. Its president Wah Ahmad Sepwan Wan Abd Rahman, in a statement yesterday, said the association, which has a network of 180 authorised Proton service centres, found it illogical that huge

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JAKARTA: Proton Holdings Bhd has launched its Persona range in Indonesia as the Gen.2 Persona, the fifth model it has introduced in the country since entering the market there in March 2007. The company first introduced the Savvy and Gen.2 models last year, followed by the Waja and Neo ranges later. The Gen.2 Persona that was launched at the 16th Indonesia International Motorshow on July 11 is

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KUALA LUMPUR: There could be a slew of resignations from the top management echelons of national automaker Proton Holdings Bhd, industry sources said. As at press time, the number, albeit unsubstantiated, stands at about nine and include such big wigs as director of manufacturing Datuk Kamarulzaman Darus (above right) and head of engineering Abdul Wahab Mohamed Khalid (above left). When contacted

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PETALING JAYA: Proton is recalling its Savvy cars over a possible problem with regards to the car’s rear-wheel bearing. The company said a recent inspection has brought to its attention that water could get into the bearing, which could lead to a malfunction. “The safety and satisfaction of our customers is a primary concern. As a precautionary measure, we are recalling all Savvy’s for inspection

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PETALING JAYA: Proton Holdings Bhd appears to be firmly set to return to the black for the financial year ending March 31, 2008, now that its two latest models seem to have overcome issues of quality previously associated with the national carmaker’s product range, said analysts.They said the higher sales volume of Proton’s Persona and new Saga models in the domestic market indicated that local

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SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Bhd has revamped its Waja model with the introduction of the Waja Campro 1.6 Premium (CPS), designed to appeal to buyers who prefer high-performance driving. The maximum power output for the revamped car had increased by 13% to 125 horsepower (hp), from 110hp on the standard Campro engine, Proton said in a statement. The engine is also environmentally friendly while

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KUALA LUMPUR: When the first generation Proton Saga was launched 23 years ago, the nation stared in awe at the car. Just like the very first car that rolled out from the Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd factory in 1985, the new Saga, which was launched yesterday, created the same effect. The new Proton Saga represented more than a motor vehicle, Proton Holdings Bhd chairman Datuk Muhammed Azlan

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KUALA LUMPUR : Proton Holdings Bhd targets to sell 50,000 to 60,000 units of the new Proton Saga sedan model in the country, its chairman Datuk Mohammed Azlan Hashim said.He said the new Saga and the recently-launched Persona models would help to boost Proton’s financial performance this year.He said the old Saga was the most popular model in the Proton family with 1.2 million units sold, and the

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PETALING JAYA: The new Proton 1.3L car, codenamed BLM, has received many enquiries from potential customers, although the model is nowhere to be seen in showrooms. Several sales representatives said they had received bookings for the car from some customers yesterday, which was the day of the soft launch of the BLM They said that the official unveiling and naming of the car would be held next

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is unlikely to sell off its 63.75% subsidiary Group Lotus Plc in the near to medium term, as Lotus is Proton’s technological arm that developed the Campro engine for all current and future models of Proton cars, Affin Investment Research said.It said Proton had also signed an agreement to allow Youngman of China access to Lotus technology in return for a royalty

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27 June 2006 | Source: just-auto.com editorial teamA new Malaysian automaker is poised to challenge the country's 'national car' producers Proton and Perodua, which have suffered mixed fortunes over recent years. Unlike its established rivals, Naza is not state-assisted. Instead it's an entrepreneurial business that has grown from humble origins as an importer and retailer of used cars, starting

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Another year passes, and still there's no partner for Proton. The ailing Malaysian national car company has held abortive talks with GM, Volkswagen and PSA over the past months, but now it looks like Malaysia will take a different approach. Mark Bursa reportsIt looks increasingly likely that Proton will end up under the control of another Malaysian company rather than forming a foreign alliance.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd’s share price rose as much as 22 sen or 6.1% to RM3.82 in intra-day trade yesterday as investors expected it to be able to turn around with new models and improvements in operations. The share price closed 14 sen higher at RM3.74. There were 4.78 million shares transacted at prices ranging from RM3.62 to RM3.82. Last Friday, the national carmaker reported its

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All Asian markets fell at midday on Nov 27, with Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index the top loser while at Bursa Malaysia, Proton extended its losses as investors continued to sell their shares after the government ended talks with Volkswagen last week. At 12.30pm, the KLCI was down 7.01 points to 1,357.36, the FBM Emas fell 50.66 points to 9,161.83 and the Second Board Index lost 49.78 points to

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government may still consider the possibility of a local automotive player as a strategic partner in Proton Holdings Bhd following the termination of talks with Volkswagen AG (VW) and General Motors, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. “We will decide later. We have to talk to the Proton management (on this),” he said in response to a question whether local

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd should concentrate on building its market base in Asia instead of competing in the United States or Europe, Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said. Proton would be able to compete more effectively in markets such as China, India and Southeast Asia by taking advantage of the low tax regime under the Asean Free Trade Agreement,

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd’s share price plunged 18.6% to a seven-year low of RM4.02 yesterday as investors dumped the stock after the government backtracked from an earlier decision to seek a foreign partner for the beleaguered national carmaker. Analysts said investors were not convinced Proton could do well on its own and were stunned by the government’s flip-flop on the matter. In

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Proton will continue to introduce new models and expand significantly overseas by making inroads into Iran, China, Indonesia and Thailand soon among the current 24 markets it is already in."This will complement the improvements in the domestic market," its managing director, Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said here today.Responding to the

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd has ended negotiations with German car manufacturer Volkswagen and General Motors Corporation of America for a possible alliance as the fortunes of the national car maker in terms of sales and exports are improving.Khazanah Holdings Bhd, as the major shareholder of Proton and the investment arm of the government, said in a statement here today

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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd has ended negotiations with German car manufacturer Volkswagen and General Motors Corporation of America for a possible alliance as the fortunes of the national car maker in terms of sales and exports are improving.Khazanah Holdings Bhd, as the major shareholder of Proton and the investment arm of the government, said in a statement here today

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd is expected to continue attract ing investors’ attention in view of an impending sealing of an agreement with Germany’s carmaker Volkswagen AG (VW). The stock rose as much as 18 sen last Friday, but eased at the close with an eight sen gain to RM5, with a total of 2.65 million shares traded. The Edge Financial Daily reported last Friday that the government was

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TEHRAN, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- National car maker Proton has further boosted its export market with an order to supply 5,000 units of the Waja to be used as taxis in Iran.In what is seen as a significant deal, the Proton Wajas would replace old taxis as part of the US$200 million urban public transportation renewal initiative spearheaded by Zagross Khodro Car Industries Co, its sole assembler and

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 31 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd will continue to produce its 50th Merdeka promotion model, the SAGA, of which bookings have topped 31,455 units, managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said Wednesday.The continued production of the SAGA, launched in March for a one-time offer of RM26,999, was to meet the high demand, he said in a statement today.Proton

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SHAH ALAM: Miyazu (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a unit of Proton Holdings Bhd, wants to be a key stamping dies and parts supplier for Toyota Auto Body Malaysia (TABM) and Toyota Group globally from its newly-set up plant in Shah Alam, Selangor. The company has secured a RM4 million contract from TABM to supply car chassis for the next three years. The contract is expected to account for 80% of its

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FRANKFURT: Volkswagen AG (VW) wants to take a 20% stake in carmaker Proton and could increase its share to a majority, a person familiar with the situation said yesterday. Wolfsburg-based VW, the world’s fourth-largest carmaker, plans to propose the move to the Malaysian government, the source told Reuters at the Frankfurt International Motor Show yesterday. The idea is for the Malaysian

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SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Bhd, in a move to boost earnings, plans to slash its current 310-dealer network to as low as 200 by end-2008, and introduce new models besides targeting higher exports to high-growth emerging markets like China and Indonesia.The national carmaker is now taking these measures to arrest declining earnings, realign some of its offerings to target the broader market segment

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PROTON Holdings Bhd, which reported a net loss of RM47 million for the first quarter (1Q) ended June 30, 2007, is expected to report sharply lower losses in FY08, says Aseambankers Equity Research.The research house said yesterday Proton’s 1Q net losses were largely in line with consensus forecasts, although losses were moderated by cost savings.However, it was more positive for FY08 due to

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Proton's Persona has begun life with a better than expected response from consumers, with over 8,000 bookings since Proton began marketing the sedan. “We are happy with the response received thus far. We are also touched by our consumers’ belief in us. Two thousand two hundred of them booked the Persona without seeing it during the pre-launch activities and now we have over 8,000 bookings." "On

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JAKARTA, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Proton Edar Indonesia has targeted sales of up to 4,000 cars a year for the four models of the Malaysian brand which were introduced in Indonesia this year, its chairman, Achmad Safiun, said today.He felt this could be realised with the opening of two more branches next month at Bandung and Surabaya."Our confidence is based on the fact that these Proton models are

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SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Bhd is targeting to sell between 30,000 and 40,000 units of its new Proton Persona 1.6 litre sedan model in the next 12 months, said its chairman Datuk Mohammed Azlan Hashim.He said the car, which is priced between RM44,999 and RM55,800, had received 2,200 bookings after its soft launch recently and 350 cars had been registered and delivered to customers nationwide so

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PUTRAJAYA: The production of Proton's latest model, the Persona, has nothing to do with negotiations between the national carmaker and Volkswagen AG for an alliance, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Refuting an article by a foreign news agency quoting him as saying otherwise, Abdullah said: “The foreign news reporter asked if the new car would enhance Proton's standing

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Launch of Proton Persona SHAH ALAM: Proton is banking on its latest sedan, the Persona, to restore its position as the No. 1 car company in the country.The four-door 1.6 sedan, costing between RM44,999 and RM55,800 will replace the Wira model.Proton Holdings Bhd chairman Datuk Mohammed Azlan Hashim said given the popularity of the long-standing Wira, “extra effort” was put in to ensure that the

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The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) reduced its shareholding in Proton Holdings Bhd to 72.72 million shares after disposing of 3.6 million shares from July 10 to 23.A filing with Bursa Malaysia showed the fund disposing of one million Proton shares on July 10 and another 1.12 million shares the next day. The other shares were disposed from July 12 to 23.After the disposal of the shares, its stake

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KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd’s soon-to-be-launched 1.6-litre Wira replacement model (WRM), to be named Persona, has received mixed reviews from analysts following an analyst briefing and preview of two new models by Proton. Persona is slated to be launched on Aug 15. The other new model is a 1.3-litre sedan to replace Iswara, and will be launched in January 2008, according to analyst reports

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KUALA LUMPUR: The government expects to turn around its loss-making national car maker, Proton Holdings Bhd, soon and hopes to see improvement within a year, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said on July 27.State investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd, which owns 43% of Proton, is in talks with German carmaker Volkswagen and US auto giant General Motors to sell some of its stake

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The government has approved a proposal for the voluntary scrapping of cars 15 years and older to boost the domestic automotive market, particularly Proton, industry sources said. It is understood that Proton Holdings Bhd has been entrusted with the task of coming up with the details of the policy. It has been decided that those who voluntarily scrap their cars will be offered a subsidy to buy a

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SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Berhad today launched Proton i.CARE, a new initiative that the company said underscores its commitment to improve every quality aspect of its business.With its “You Can Count On Us” message, Proton i.CARE will be a key driver to transform and project Proton as a company that is committed to improvement and growth in quality, according to the company.Managing Director

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The government's recent move to remove restrictions on the number of imported cars from Asean countries is being seen as paving the way for the entry of a foreign partner into Proton Holdings Bhd.The lifting of the restrictions, while in line with the country's commitment to the Common Effective Preferential Tariff (CEPT) under the Asean Free Trade Agreement (Afta), has raised eyebrows.The recent

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Proton Holdings Bhd has inked an agreement with China's Jinhua Youngman Automobile Manufacturing Co Ltd to sell 30,000 units of its GEN.2, rebranded the Europestar, in China.The national car maker said Youngman, apart from reselling Europestar, will eventually develop a new range of 'Made-in-China' Europestar cars with the engineering services of Lotus.Proton managing director Datuk Syed Zainal

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PETALING JAYA: Proton Holdings Bhd has made headway into the China market which will see the loss-making car maker supplying 30,000 completely built-up (CBU) cars. Proton said on July 13 that its unit Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd would supply the cars to Jinhua Youngman Automobile Manufacturing Co Ltd, China's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer. Under the

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Talk of Proton Holdings Bhd being taken private has surfaced yet again as the car maker continues its search for the elusive foreign strategic partner. In a repeat of its view more than a year ago, JP Morgan yet again believes that Proton may be headed for privatisation, and "broken up", with key assets injected into a newco that will facilitate the entry of the foreign partner. JP Morgan has

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Proton Holdings Bhd will implement an integrated initiative under a business turnaround plan in a move to revive its business, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In a written reply to Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh), Abdullah said the plan will involve sales and marketing, efficiency in manufacturing processes, procurement, quality and reducing production cost. Abdullah, who is also

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PUTRAJAYA: The Government, seeking a partner for Proton Holdings Bhd, ruled out selling its entire 43% stake to Volkswagen AG. Volkswagen, the Government’s preferred partner for unprofitable Proton, wants a “substantial” stake in the carmaker, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said in an interview. “It’s the national car,” Najib said. “It can’t be all of the stake.” Proton needs

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 (Bernama) -- Some positive news can be expected later this month on negotiations for Volkswagen AG to become national carmaker Proton's strategic partner, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said tonight.The government, according to him, is hopeful that the second round of talks between the two parties will be successful as the earlier round in New York had

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Another round of talks between the government and Volkswagen AG of Germany on a tie-up with Proton Holdings Bhd will be held in Bangkok “soon”, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. It is believed that details of a possible merger between the two companies will be fine-tuned then. Abdullah described the New York talks as “positive” but declined to elaborate, when

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BANGI: Discussions in New York last week with Germany’s Volkswagen AG on a rescue plan for ailing national carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd have been fruitful. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was told that a second round of discussions would be held in Bangkok. The Prime Minister said he was told that the outcome of the talks in New York was positive. “The fact that they want to have another

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KUALA LUMPUR 9 Jun – Rundingan yang sedang berjalan antara Proton Holdings Bhd. (Proton) dengan Volkswagen AG (VW) dari Jerman di New York berhubung kerjasama mereka kini menarik perhatian banyak pihak dalam industri automotif dari dalam dan luar negara.Anda mungkin bertanya: ‘‘Orang Malaysia dan Jerman berbincang mengenai nasib syarikat kereta nasional kita di Amerika Syarikat (AS)?’’Anda juga

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Reuters is reporting that today, Porsche has politely asked the European Commission if it can take over Volkswagen. The short filing by Reuters goes on to state that the Commission has until July 2nd to either give the green light or look into the matter further. Naturally, we'd expect the E.C. to take its time on the matter. Porsche's ultimate plan appears to involve taking over Volkswagen

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PEKAN, June 1 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today any potential strategic partner for Proton must appreciate the ground rules involved.The partner must also abide by the parameters that have been set, he added, reminding that as a vital national company it will never be allowed to fall into foreign control."We are seeking a strategic partner to have a firm

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BusinessJune 01, 2007 21:28 PM E-mail this news to a friend Printable version of this newsTalks Still On With Volkswagen, General Motors On Proton, Says KhazanahKUALA LUMPUR, June 1 (Bernama) -- Volkswagen AG is still talking to national investment arm Khazanah Nasional Bhd on a possible strategic alliance with Proton, as is General Motors, but Khazanah Nasional managing director Datuk Azman

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has asked Proton Holdings Bhd to start talks with other carmakers on a partnership because Volkswagen AG is not interested. “I have made the decision that since Volkswagen is not interested in the proposal that Proton wants in terms of the equity participation but they want cooperation in some other form, Proton can begin to talk to others,” the

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PETALING JAYA: Analysts are generally optimistic about Proton Holdings Bhd’s performance for the financial year ended March 31, but there were also rumblings among them that Proton seriously needs to pull up its socks. Aseambankers executive vice-president and head of equity research Vincent Khoo told StarBiz: “The results were better than expected, and there were some exceptional write-backs. “

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PETALING JAYA: Proton Holdings Bhd failed to meet its key performance indicators (KPIs) for the fiscal year ended March 31 (FY07) as revenue dropped 37% to RM4.9bil from RM7.8bil in FY06.It posted a whopping net loss of RM591.4mil against a profit of RM46.7mil previously. Loss per share stood at 107.7 sen compared with earnings per share of 8.4 sen in FY06.Among Proton’s KPIs were to generate

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KUALA LUMPUR 31 Mei – Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mahu Proton Holdings Bhd. (Proton) yang mengalami kerugian sebelum cukai RM619.9 juta bagi tahun kewangan berakhir 31 Mac lalu, segera melakukan sesuatu supaya kembali mencatat keuntungan.“Proton tidak boleh terus-menerus mencatat kerugian,’’ kata Perdana Menteri ketika diminta mengulas kerugian Proton yang diumumkan hari ini.Ditanya adakah

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KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd and Tracoma Holdings Bhd have agreed to extend the date for the proposed acquisition by Proton the remaining 49 percent equity interest in PT Proton Tracoma Motors (PTPTM), worth US$10 million (US$1=RM3.40) from Tracoma.In a filling to Bursa Malaysia today, Proton said the company and Tracoma have mutually agreed to extend the date to fulfill

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has asked Proton Holdings Bhd to start talks with other carmakers on a partnership because Volkswagen AG is not interested.“I have made the decision that since Volkswagen is not interested in the proposal that Proton wants in terms of the equity participation but they want cooperation in some other form, Proton can begin to talk to others,” the Prime

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With about RM1 billion of its cash pile gone in nine months, national carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd is urgently in need of a foreign partner to turn its fortunes around. However, after months of negotiations with major global automotive players, Proton has yet to make any significant progress in securing a partnership deal and talks appeared to have come to a grinding halt. Analysts believe that

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Malaysia has no decision yet on a possible alliance between car maker Proton Holdings Bhd and a foreign auto firm, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said today. The government said early this year it was talking to several car makers, including Germany's Volkswagen and US giant General Motors Corporation about a possible partnership with loss-making Proton, but missed an

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TANJUNG MALIM, April 7 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd has no specific preference on the suitor for its strategic partner as discussions with foreign carmakers Volkswagen and General Motors are still ongoing.Proton's managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was still looking at the Volkswagen and General Motors proposals

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Automotive dies and moulds designer and manufacturer Miyazu Malaysia Sdn Bhd (Miyazu Malaysia) expects to fully localise the automotive dies requirement for at least one car model within the next five years. Proton Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir said Miyazu Malaysia’s new plant would be able to manufacture and localise over 400 dies annually, and help

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that he will meet with Volkswagen's top officials in hopes of wrapping up talks on a foreign alliance for national car maker Proton."I am waiting,'' Abdullah told reporters."I am expecting (them) to come anytime.''He did not elaborate.The Malaysian government missed a self-imposed deadline Saturday to finalise a strategic partnership for

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KUALA LUMPUR 1 April – Jualan bagi kenderaan yang dibawa masuk menerusi permit import (AP) terbuka oleh Persatuan Pengimport dan Peniaga Kenderaan Melayu Malaysia (Pekema) tidak terjejas teruk, meskipun berdepan dengan kelembapan pasaran automotif.Naib Presiden Pekema, Mohamed Jusoh berkata, ahli-ahli Pekema memberi maklum balas bahawa mereka masih berupaya mencatat jualan yang memuaskan,

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KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- Proton Holdings Bhd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Lotus Group International Ltd and its subsidiary companies, Group Lotus plc and Lotus Cars Ltd completed their recapitalisation exercise last Friday.In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, the national car maker said the recapitalisation exercise, one of the elements in Lotus' business turnaround plan, was part of

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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to meet top officials from Volkswagen over the future of national automaker Proton, a senior official said. “A high-level meeting is expected soon. It is being arranged,” the official who is familiar with the talks on a possible tie-up said yesterday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting would

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The government should not rush into an agreement with a foreign strategic partner for Proton Holdings Bhd although the national carmaker urgently needs one to turn around its flagging fortunes, industry observers and analysts said. They said in any event, such a partner would not be able to work miracles and turn Proton around overnight and meaningful negotiations should be allowed to take place

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The government may miss its own end-March deadline to strike a deal with a foreign carmaker for a partnership in Proton Holdings Bhd, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. “I cannot say for sure if a partnership can be announced by month’s end,” he told reporters at the Global Islamic Finance Forum 2007 in Kuala Lumpur on March 28. Asked if this meant that the government would miss

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Total vehicle sales fell 14.1% to 31,284 units in February, 2007 from 36,439 a year ago, due to the shorter working month and also rumours of duties on cars would be reduced, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA). It said on March 23 that of the 31,284 units, passenger vehicles accounted for 28,439 and commercial vehicles stood at 2,854. Year-to-date,

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Proton Holdings Bhd has received overwhelming response for its 50th Merdeka Offer, which saw over 10,000 Saga units booked in less than a month. Under the Merdeka promotion, Proton offered its Saga model for RM26,999. In a statement on March 23, Proton said the strong demand had resulted in a waiting period of almost three months for the 1.3 litre Proton Saga. Its managing director Datuk Syed

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KUALA LUMPUR: Volkswagen AG said talks on a partnership with Proton Holdings Bhd are at a “fairly advanced'' stage, as Europe's largest carmaker seeks a platform to expand in South-East Asia. “Both parties clearly know what they would want from such an agreement,” Kevin Rose, Volkswagen head of international sales, said in an interview. He said the company would “work within” the Malaysian

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JAKARTA, March 14 (Bernama) -- PT Proton Tracoma Motors has made a commendable entrance to Indonesia's taxi market with its plant in Cikarang ready to assemble 40,000 CKD (completely knocked-down) units of Proton Wira as taxis by September this year.The current activities in Cikarang plant, located in east Jakarta, include repainting CBU (completely built-up) Wira units to meet the requirements

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German envoy to Malaysia, Herbert Jess, is hopeful of a breakthrough in talks between Volkswagen AG and Proton Holdings Bhd after two years of negotiations between the two carmakers, despite earlier setbacks. "I cannot comment on what the Malaysian government is doing or willing to do. There is still preparedness of Volkswagen to come in (as a strategic partner) if the terms are right," he told

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Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) has launched its Myvi Special Edition, which features a brand new body kit that should get the plastic brigade absolutely drooling and goggle-eyed.Yessiree, this is one pimped-up ride, at least where the externals are concerned - to say that the SE version comes with plenty of sporty-looking accoutrements would be understating it. Lessee, there’s a new

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PSA Peugeot-Citroen has decided not to proceed with a proposed partnership with Proton Holdings Bhd after evaluating the feasibility studies that were concluded in January, the French carmaker announced on March 5. “An in-depth study of the automobile market and the economic conditions for co-producing vehicles with Proton concluded that the conditions for the project’s success were not present,”

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KUALA LUMPUR 4 Mac – Proton Holdings Bhd. (Proton), pengeluar kereta nasional pertama, hari ini melancarkan promosi Proton Saga dengan harga menarik RM26,999 sempena sambutan 50 tahun kemerdekaan negara.Pengarah Urusan Proton, Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir berkata, pelancaran itu adalah simbolik bagi menghargai kesetiaan rakyat kepada jenama kereta nasional tersebut.“Promosi ini

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Chrysler said it will cut 13,000 jobs over the next three years under a restructuring plan that eventually may lead to a DaimlerChrysler divorce. The Chrysler unit of the German-American automaker announced the long-awaited plan Wednesday at its Auburn Hills headquarters, saying it would cut 16 percent of the U.S. division's worldwide work force, a move it hoped would return its U.S. operations

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報導：陳富雄（吉隆坡12日訊）國家汽車工業控股（普騰）前首席執行員丹斯里馬哈里爾指出，普騰在當前經濟成長看俏時卻鉅額蒙虧教人難以置信，他更抨擊普騰過去一年反應緩慢，完全不及格！ 他指出，普騰的競爭力可從4大參數（parameter）來評估，分別是「成本」、「品質」、「新產品」、「速度」，這4大要素都是企業在自由化市場的競爭要訣。 他在離職普騰近年余后，對大馬首家國產車公司在新任領導層下作出這樣的評分：成本：「良好」、品質：「合格」、新產品：「合格」、速度：「不及格」。 馬哈里爾接受《東方日報》專訪時指出，「普騰在過去一年沒有任何東西在移動，而其他人卻移動得如此快速，這樣的速度已經是個F（FAIL）！」 他透露，普騰目前急需新車款來應市，但現成的車盤沒有已被荒廢，包括Savvy，Gen.2、華嘉、頂尖模型（High Advanced Modular）以及蓮花（lotus）。 他表示，

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吉隆坡10日訊）在國家汽車工業控股（普騰）策略夥伴花落誰家的臆測中，普騰年前離職的前首席執行員丹斯里馬哈里爾表示，德國車商福士偉根是普騰的出路，否則就是走進死胡同。 「福士偉根是最策略性的選擇。如果你說， 普騰汽車是德國汽車， 國人的信心馬上回來， 但若是法國汽車，他們或會說，『哎呀！』」他接受《東方日報》獨家專訪時提問：「普騰要與一個贏家拍擋，還是要與一個輸家合夥？」「贏家就是個常能帶來符合消費者產品需求的公司，普騰在尋求策略夥伴時，必須符合成本、品質、新產品及速度這4方面條件。」馬哈里爾繼2005年6月接受《東方日報》專訪掀起滿城風雨，也造成他倉皇離職。這也是他闊別普騰一年余后，首度公開發表普騰的策略夥伴的看法。他說，福士偉根收購不少名牌轎車，如奧迪、賓特利及藍寶堅尼都擲地有聲，也成功將源自捷克的斯柯達（Skoda）扭轉局勢，已建立消費者對該公司的品牌信心。目前普騰已與德國的福士偉根

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報導：陳富雄（吉隆坡11日訊）國家汽車工業控股（普騰）前任首席執行員丹斯里馬哈里爾強調，如果普騰出售給本地汽車業者，意味著整個國家計劃蕩然無存，「國產車」將宣告消亡。 他說，如果普騰要與本地企業結合成策略夥伴，那第一項思考就是：政府要出售普騰嗎？ 「我不知道現在有關當局的思維是什么，不過當時政府的思維是，你不能出售股權，普騰控股不可出售，但旗下的（子公司）是可以放手。」 他接受《東方日報》獨家專訪時指出 ，將普騰出售予個人，那只是成就一個企業家，例如納莎集團，那是丹斯里納西慕丁的個人企業。 「假設普騰出售給多元重工業（DRB-HICOM），那也是掛牌公司，其中不少股份是個人大批持有；若賣給森那美集團，那是政府的一間掛牌公司。」 他說，他聽聞普騰目前還剩下5億至6億令吉的儲備金。「可是當年我離開普騰時，普騰擁有24億令吉儲備金。」 他反問，普騰目前真的需要金錢嗎？「不，普騰不需要金錢，

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- The Japan External Trade Organisation or Jetro will exhibit the Proton Gen 2 and Satria Neo passengers cars at Tokyo's International Auto Aftermarket Expo 2007 from March 16 to 18, it was announced Tuesday.Jetro will also bring 11 Malaysian auto part makers to exhibit their products at the expo, said Tomoko Fukada, a director at the Jetro Kuala Lumpur office

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Proton Holdings Bhd's share price soared 13.14% or 90 sen to close at RM7.75 on Jan 26 on speculation that the government had brokered a deal with German carmaker Volkswagen AG (VW) to take up a 51% stake in Proton’s manufacturing arm.The counter traded between RM6.70 and RM7.80, its highest in 13 months, with a total of 2.32 million shares exchanging hands.A news wire report said the government

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Proton foreign tie-up in Feb?ANALYSTS expect the partnership between Proton Holdings Bhd and a foreign car manufacturer to be sealed soon and that this would have a positive impact on Proton's bottom line in the longer term.AmResearch executive director and head of research Gan Kim Khoon said: “We expect an announcement on the impending merger soon, possibly in February.”Gan said the conclusion

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THE Naza Group will help Proton Holdings Bhd boost exports and launch new models if it wins a bid to take over the struggling national carmaker, its chief said. The local auto group, led by Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin, recently made its bid on the premise that Proton should continue to be controlled by Malaysian interests. "I think a local (company) must lead and choose the foreign partner (for

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Proton Holdings Bhd and PSA Peugeot Citroen have concluded feasibility studies on the proposed partnership between the two companies. “The parties are in the process of evaluating the findings of the feasibility studies,” Proton said in a statement on Jan 17. The studies include cooperation in the areas of optimising Proton’s production capacity focussing on contract assembly, product

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Alado Corporation Sdn Bhd, China’s Chery Automobile Co Ltd and Proton Holdings Bhd are expected to embark on their car assembly programme in Malaysia by mid-2007. Alado group executive chairman Tan Sri Cam Soh Thiam Hong said on Jan 15 that the parties had a car assembly programme on the drawing board and they expected to finalise the details in the next two months. The thrust of the programme

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