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The following is a list of Proton vehicles, including past, present, and concept nameplates. Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional ( Proton ) was established in May 1983 [ 1 ] through a joint-venture between The Heavy Industries Corporation Of Malaysia ( HICOM ) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ( MMC ).
Proton Holdings Berhad, commonly known as Proton (stylised PROTON), is a Malaysian multinational automotive company.Proton was established on 7 May 1983, as Malaysia's sole national budget car company until the advent of Perodua in 1993.
It was sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Turkey, Romania, [24] South Africa, [25] Australia, [26] Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, [27] and Egypt [28] among other markets. An agreement was inked between Proton and Iranian distributor Zagross Khodro in December 2008, for CKD assembly of the Proton GEN•2 in Iran. [29]
The Perodua Myvi was the best-selling car in Malaysia for eight consecutive years, between 2006 and 2014.. Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sendirian Berhad [1] (Eng. transl.: "second automobile enterprise private limited"), usually abbreviated to Perodua (Malay:), is Malaysia's largest car manufacturer, followed by Proton Holdings.
The second generation Proton Saga is based on a stretched Proton Savvy platform and was developed in-house by Proton with technical support from Lotus Cars and LG CNS. Proton launched a mid-life facelift model called the Proton Saga FL on 30 November 2010. [2] A further improved model called the Proton Saga FLX was launched eight months later. [3]
The new Saga is the second Proton model to utilise the company's new ECO Drive Assist feature. [5] The system assesses the driver's throttle input, and a green indicator on the instrument cluster will light up when the car is being driven in an economical manner. [5] The new Saga will not be offered with a larger 1.6-litre engine. [5]
On 24 May 2017, DRB-HICOM as the owner of Proton has reached an agreement with Geely for the Chinese carmaker to acquire a 49.9% equity stake in Proton. [4] The acquisition and partnership was urgently needed, since at the time DRB-HICOM cites several problems which were Proton's lack of technological competitiveness, which it claimed could hamper its ability to develop quality products.
Proton hopes to triple sales of the Suprima S with this new base model. [47] The Proton Suprima S had a planned mid-2014 launch in the United Kingdom [49] [50] as well as a later 2014 launch in Turkey, [51] Egypt, [52] the GCC states [52] [53] and South Africa. [54]