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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 ).
The new Saga was a great sales success for Proton, having received over 23,000 bookings in less than two weeks since launch. [13] It also replaced the older Saga Iswara as Malaysia's taxi of choice from 2008 to 2010. The taxi variants were equipped with 1.6 litre 110 bhp CamPro engines and were later converted to natural gas vehicles. [14]
Proton's sales have recovered slightly since 2008, but their market share is in a current state of decline. Proton has sold over 3,500,000 cars in Malaysia between 1985 and 2013. The first Proton, the Saga saloon launched in July 1985 amid positive reception, but poor sales due to Proton's inability to meet the high demand. [84]
The Proton GEN•2 has not been officially tested by the European New Car Assessment Programme , but it has nonetheless been assessed at the Applus+ IDIADA crash testing facility in Spain, and is claimed to have scored an equivalent three star Euro NCAP rating. [47] The car is also designed to UNECE, ADR and GCC standards. [48]
Also showcased during the launch ceremony was a concept model called the Proton Saga RED. [6] The new Saga was a great sales success for Proton, having received over 23,000 bookings in less than two weeks since launch. [7] Furthermore, it replaced the older Saga Iswara as Malaysia's taxi of choice from 2008 to 2010.
The second generation Proton Perdana is a badge engineered eighth generation Honda Accord, developed as the result of a collaboration between Proton and Honda Motor Company, Ltd. Proton refers to the 2013–2020 models as the second generation Proton Perdana.
Pages in category "Proton vehicles" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of Proton vehicles; A.
Proton group managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir has reportedly said that it would cost Proton as much as RM700 million (US$230 million) to develop a new car from the ground up but only half the amount via its collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors. [7] This enables the Proton Inspira to be marketed at a cheaper price.