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Proton enters electric vehicle market as distributor
Malaysian car maker Proton signed a deal with German-Chinese car brand Smart to distribute the latter’s electric vehicles in Malaysia and Thailand starting from...
German-Chinese Smart car brand to enter Malaysia, Thailand with electric vehicles
Smart Automobile, a joint venture of Chinese carmaker Geely and Germany’s Mercedes-Benz headquartered in Hangzhou, plans to sell China-built, Smart-badged electric vehicles in Southeast...
Malaysia’s Proton sees end of the road of losses
Proton's compact hatchback Suprima by Italdesign (model discontinued in 2019)
Malaysian car maker Proton would return to...
Mahathir muses about jointly developed Malaysian-Indonesian car
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on a visit to Indonesia on June 29 revived an idea he had some time ago of a project...
Mahathir dreams of new national car for Malaysia
To the surprise of many, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on June 11 that he aims to have a new national car company,...
New CEO has big plans for ailing Proton brand
A new CEO appointed by Chinese automaker Geely to head the international operations of Malaysian car manufacturer Proton Holdings Bhd as part of a...
Proton sale: Malaysia’s ex-PM bemoans “loss of national car brand”
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is not amused about the sale of a 49.9-per-cent stake of national car maker Proton to Chinese automotive...
Geely in pole position to buy Malaysia’s Proton
Saudi Aramco might have said good bye to investment in Malaysia's oil industry, but the Chinese are about to fill the void in another...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...