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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]
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 Proton Exora is a discontinued automobile produced by the Malaysian car manufacturer Proton. Considered to be a compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in the C-segment, [3] it became Malaysia's first locally developed MPV upon its release on April 15, 2009. The Exora is the first Proton based on the P2 platform.
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.
The first generation Proton Perdana is a badge engineered seventh generation Mitsubishi Eterna, developed as the result of a collaboration between Proton and Mitsubishi Motors. About 80,000 first generation Proton Perdana were sold between 1995 and 2013.
Furthermore, the built-in GPS system does not require an internet connection to function, as it operates independently over Telekom Malaysia's Lokatoo service. [17] The Suprima is the third Proton car to offer internet based services, the first being a limited edition of the Proton Inspira, and the second being its sister car, the Prevé.