THE PROTON JUMBUCK, a low-cost half-tonne ute released in 2003, has come to the end of the line.

Built on superseded Mitsubishi technology and powered by the 1.5 litre four-cylinder 4G15 petrol engine - which also powered the Mitsubishi Lancer and Mirage - the little ute is due to be succeeded by an all-new Jumbuck in [...]

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Proton has announced that it intends to sell the cheapest car in Australia early next year, which will become the ‘cornerstone’ of the Malaysian company’s local lineup.

With support from its Malaysian owners, Proton will also be rebuilding its Australian dealership network.  It has cut ties with around 20 of its existing dealers, and a new [...]

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Proton has appointed industry veteran Dr Wolfgang Karl Epple as the Malaysian carmaker’s Director of Quality. This is clearly a sign that the company has big plans to tackle the Japanese and Euro brands on quality, as well as affordability.

Dr Epple worked for BMW AG for 23 years, holding significant positions in Munich and [...]

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Proton has inked a deal with Detroit Electric Holdings (DEH) that will see a raft of Pure Electric Cars (PEV) hit the market in the coming years.

DEH wiill couple its own electric drive systems with Proton platforms to market the enviro-friendly vehicles across the globe.

The Proton Persona and Gen2 have been selected as the basis [...]

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Remember Detroit Electric? Of course you don’t; the brand had all but disappeared by the early 1930s. Before the end of this decade however, the just-resuscitated Detroit Electric plans to have its cars on the road once again.

After being reformed in 2007, Detroit Electric hopes to have its first modern offering available next year. A compact [...]

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Australia’s newest driver training centre was officially opened this past week by Federal Shadow Parliamentary Secretary Don Randall MP, and carmaker Proton is set to play a key role in the centre’s services.

The Marulan Driver Training Centre was built and financed by former car racer and circuit manager Garry Willmington, over 15 years.

Proton will be [...]

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Above: Shannon Noll poses with The Stig

The best advertising is free advertising: even better than that is free advertising plus great feedback. According to Proton Cars Australia’s Billy Falconer, that’s exactly what the Proton Satria Neo has been receiving on the set of Top Gear Australia.

The Satria Neo is driven each episode in the ‘star in [...]

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Mitsubishi and Proton have been working together for over two decades now with Mitsubishi providing platform and engine technologies for a number of models in the Proton range. Mitsubishi has announced that this partnership is to be extended, having recently signed a deal with Proton that will give the Malaysian manufacturer further access to Mitsubishi’s wares.

The deal will see [...]

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Malaysian manufacturer Proton has just put the finishing touches to its three millionth vehicle, having achieved the feat in 23 years. Proton fired up its first production line a little over two decades ago, and began by assembling completely knocked down kits (CKD).

The ensuing years has seen Proton progress to a fully-fledged manufacturer, with its [...]

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Proton Holdings Bhd managing director, Datuk Syed Zainal, has announced that the company is planning to develop its own high performance petrol engines and is also looking to develop a diesel power plant.

The announcement comes as the Malaysian car-maker prepares to enter a wider range of export markets. According to Zainal, Proton will also need [...]

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Proton’s R3 Satria hot hatch is still under development but that didn’t stop Proton bringing it to Melbourne this week.

Proton are currently ‘keeping mum’ on the R3’s engine type and specifications, but they have hinted that we can expect a significant power increase over the standard Satria’s Campro 1.6 litre twin cam multi-valve engine.

According [...]

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If you thought buying a hot hatch meant you were limited to German and French manufacturers then think again. Malaysia’s Proton will be giving Australia a sneak preview of its next generation hot hatch when it unveils the Proton R3 Satria at the Melbourne International Motor Show on February 29.

The R3 Satria has been developed [...]

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As part of a concerted effort to sell more Jumbuck Utes in Australia, Proton is now offering a new quad-bike to every new Jumbuck buyer who buys $1000 worth of genuine accessories during January. The Jumbuck is the cheapest way into a new ute in Australia and Proton are keen to sell more of their [...]

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The new Proton Persona will be making its debut at the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show in February next year but Proton have decided to give us a sneak peak anyway.

The Persona is based on the Proton’s Gen2 Hatch platform and is powered by Proton’s very own Campro 1.6 litre engine with 82kW and 120 Nm [...]

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The off again on again talks concerning a cooperation between Volkswagen and Malaysia’s Proton is off…again. For the second time in as many years the talk of cooperation between the two manufacturers has ended without a deal being struck.

A VW announcement made it clear that both Volkswagen and the Malaysian Government will not be continuing [...]

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