Proton Calls For End-Of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Policy

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Seow Yaohan | October 13, 2010

Proton hopes that the Malaysian government will consider and implement an end-of-life vehicle (ELV) policy as part of the upcoming Budget 2011. Proton believes that the policy, which mandates old cars beyond a certain age to be taken off the roads, can rejuvenate the ...

Proton Needs To Be More Competitive, Says Our Deputy Prime Minister

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Seow Yaohan | December 10, 2009

It seems our government knows of Proton's inherent problems after all, judging by what our Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He mentioned two of Proton's biggest problems: over-reliance on government protection and limited exposure to bigger markets. “Depending on government support ...

Why Malaysian Car Prices Remain Sky-high? And What Ought To Be Done?

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Seow Yaohan | November 11, 2009

Why are we not surprised? Why are we not complaining more when the status quo remains? As expected, domestic car tariffs have been kept at—absurdly high—current rates. With all the duties and taxes in place still, car prices will remain unchanged. Any price cuts will ...

Government Scraps End-Of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Policy

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Seow Yaohan | November 8, 2009

True to Malaysia's flip-flop policy-making, the government has decided not to implement the planned end-of-life vehicle (ELV) policy, the first step of which is the mandatory annual comprehensive inspection for vehicles aged 15 years or older, before road taxes can be renewed. The ELV ...

Volkswagen Currently Talking To Proton And DRB-HICOM

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Seow Yaohan | September 15, 2009

Déjà vu? Once again, it seems Proton is in talks with Volkswagen to strike up a strategic partnership, which could lead to the assembly of Volkswagen cars at the national automaker’s plant in Tanjung Malim. There could also be a collaboration in platforms ...