PROTON and Geely Holding Group had earlier today signed a Heads of Agreement to set up a joint-venture arrangement that will allow PROTON to assemble and market their cars in China. This was done during Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad ongoing visit to China. The Joint Venture arrangement will include the set-up of a production plant in China and also develop a network of

PROTON Cars have now updated the Proton Ertiga 6 seat (7can fit but middle seat in the middle row does not have a three point seatbelt, only lapbelt for Indonesia spec vehicle, hence 6 seater rating)  compact SUV to better suit Malaysian car buyers. The MPV was unveiled in Penang on Sunday at the awards ceremony for the Proton 1 Tank Adventure competition.




The refreshed Proton Ertiga now

PROTON's upgrading of its dealerships is going strong with the official opening of three new outlets since the mid of July 2018 and up to last week.  Firstly, we had the PROTON Rahman Brothers 3S outlet in Shah Alam officially opened mid-July 2018, secondly, Proton Edar's 4S Chan Sow Lin, Kuala Lumpur in the first few days of August 2018 followed by the Vantage Speed 4S Outlet located at

The title says it all. Been taking things easy for the past few days. If you folks checked out the Motoring Malaysia Facebook page during the #proton1tankadventure you'd know Zachary Ho (of Autoworld.com.my) participated in a Proton Persona and won the media category for that model. So I decided to reward myself some R&R from writing. 


I will be writing a report on the event soon but what I

The Proton 1 Tank Adventure #proton1tankadventure will start shortly. We shall be updating our participation in this inaugural challenge. I will be partnering Zachary Ho of Autoworld.com.my in a Proton Persona.





One tank to Ipoh and back. Over 650km to prove the fuel efficiency. Some are driving the Iriz and some the Saga too. We shall be reporting on our Facebook page @motoringmalaysia.

The 12th of July 2018 was quite a surprise if you have been following what has been up with Malaysian car manufacturer Proton. Suddenly out of the blue, Proton are now exporting cars again. This is the first time in two years they are doing so and a small fleet of 453 Proton Gen2 and Persona cars will make its way to the Middle East, namely Jordan, Iraq and UAE (markets under the Al-Bakhet

Proton and its dealer Pantai Bharu Corporation Sdn Bhd (“Pantai Bharu”) have opened their latest 3S outlet located along Jalan Kapar, Klang, Selangor. Pantai Bharu previously operated their Proton dealership in Klang in seprate 1S and 2S centres, but the company had decided to invest and integrate their sales and aftersales services into one centre in line with the Proton's latest requirement

Proton will be having free 20-point check at selected Petronas Stations around Malaysia in conjunction with this year's Hari Raya celebrations. This makes it another year the company has provided such value added services to their customers.




The free 20-point check for Proton cars include the Engine bay, Exterior and Interior, and this free vehicle check-up is also provided with their

In conjunction with the Hari Raya festivities this year, Proton will have a total of 36 Proton Mobile Assist teams around the nation to assist their customers in need. These teams can be reached via their 24 hours / 7 days a week toll free call centre at 1-800-888-398.




Proton have stated that their Proton Mobile Assist teams have been providing road-side and trouble-shooting assistance

The first of Proton's upgraded dealerships was officially launched yesterday. It is hoped that the upgrade of all the 3S and 4S centres as per target, will help grow PROTON’s market share in line with the Company’s goals. To-date 75% target achieved or 82 outlets approved for upgrading for the year. It is hoped that by next year, there will be up to 109 dealerships with 3S or 4S standards. 

Proton had officially launched the first of their refreshed dealerships yesterday. Setia Gemilang Auto Sdn Bhd was officially launched as the first upgraded PROTON 4S dealer outlet. The event was officiated by Dr Li Chunrong, Chief Executive Officer of PROTON, in the presence of Dato’ Radzaif Mohamed, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Abdul Rashid Musa, Vice President of Sales and Marketing and

Proton has some offers and promotions in conjunction with the upcoming Hari Raya festive season. The company is offering 'The Greatest Saga Deal'. According to them, their best prices ever in the last ten years or so. The Proton Saga can be yours from below RM30,000 and in support of Tabung Harapan Malaysia, Proton has pledged RM10 from every Proton car purchase to be donated to the

This is a great find, folks! The first of the Honda derived Proton Perdana is now on sale. 






This 2014 Proton Perdana 2.4 could be the first used one on sale. It could be a very good used buy because the Government of Malaysia still uses it widely. Buy this 2.4liter version and people would think that you are a high ranking government officer. Especially with the black colour here. 

Proton came out with a recent announcement that they will be giving out service vouchers to cars which have been sold until 31st May 2018 which is the period prior to zero-rated Goods & Services Tax (GST) coming into effect on 1 June 2018. Now, they have announced their revised price list for cars sold from 1st June 2018 onwards. More savings with the zero rated GST when it comes to buying

With the change of the new ruling party comes the promised removal of the Goods & Service Tax (GST), which caused a major outcry and may have been the main cause for the recent election results going the way it did. Anyway, an announcement was made recently that GST would be zero rated (0%) with effect 1st June 2018 before any reversal to the Sales & Service Tax format are made. In