Proton News (2015)
This year is a big one for Proton, as it promises to turnaround a not-so-encouraging 2015. The national car maker (PROTON) sold just slightly over 100,000 units last year, a bit under the 115k units that rolled off dealerships in 2014 which is “not very good,” according to Proton CEO Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah. As such, the company is renewing its resolve by introducing new products and an improved aftersales experience for the brand. Leading the charge are four new models the three which we know about are of course the Perdana, Persona and Saga sedans, with one more jointly developed by Proton and Suzuki.
This year is a big one for Proton, as it promises to turnaround a not-so-encouraging 2015. The national car maker (PROTON) sold just slightly over 100,000 units last year, a bit under the 115k units that rolled off dealerships in 2014 which is “not very good,” according to Proton CEO Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah. As such, the company is renewing its resolve by introducing new products and an improved aftersales experience for the brand. Leading the charge are four new models the three which we know about are of course the Perdana, Persona and Saga sedans, with one more jointly developed by Proton and Suzuki.
The D-segment Perdana, based on the eighth-gen Honda Accord, will be launched in the first quarter, while the Iriz-based Persona Proton’s renewed entry to the popular B-segment sedan market that will fight the Toyota Vios, Honda City and Mazda 2 Sedan will arrive later. After that will come the Saga, still based on the
current model but heavily revised, which will form the bottom end of
Proton’s new product range. The relative unknown will be the new Proton-Suzuki model that is
expected to arrive before the end of the year no details have been
revealed of the new car just yet, but it’s a safe bet that it will be a
new A-segment hatch to fill a void in the company’s lineup. A rebadged Alto or Celerio, perhaps?
Harith said that these new models will have “state of the art
technology and safety standards, yet are affordably priced.” According
to him, it is important get these products ready “with good technology
and good quality,” all while maintaining a competitive price position
for the brand. Chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reiterated that Proton will continue to stick to existing model names
like the Perdana, Persona and Saga, adding that it will follow the
example of the likes of Toyota and Honda by building new models but
retaining names that have a history and identity tied to it. To develop the new models, Proton has spent a total of RM2.2 billion
in capital expenditure over the last two years, including the research
and development as well as on building new engines.
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Previously, chief
technical officer Abdul Rashid Musa said that the company is looking to
replace its ageing CamPro engines with a new range of direct-injected 1.3 and 1.5 litre engines in both turbocharged and naturally-aspirated forms. Next comes after sales, a known weak point for the brand. Proton
acknowledges this, and Harith promises an improvement in the area moving forward, the company will only add 3S and 4S dealers to its sales
and service network.
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