I see from How Many left that Proton sold just 29 cars in 2013 - that cant be sustainable for long can it?
Just for some perspective Ssangyong registered 620, Perodua 168 ( not good either ), Great Wall 472 and Subaru 1860.
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Probably. I didn't even realise they were still on the go to be honest.
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Proton are planning a re-launch in the UK this year with new models - Preve (C segment saloon), Suprima S (C segment hatchback) Exora (7 seater MPV) and the Proton Global Small Car (A segment hatchback)
The Exora dates back to 2009, the Preve to 2011, the Suprima S to 2013. The Global Small Car will replace the Savvy.
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>> Proton sold just 29 cars in 2013
in the UK. They shift well over 100,000 a year in Malaysia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(automobile)
I was at Hethel a few weeks before Christmas, there were plenty of chequer-disguised prototypes tooling around there - small hatchbacks, large hatchbacks and people carriers. All of them LHD, none of them Lotuses I'm sure :)
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>> Proton sold just 29 cars in 2013
>> in the UK. They shift well over 100,000 a year in Malaysia:
Heh heh... I wondered if anyone was going to make that point.
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A Lotus People Carrier....well yes - there would be a market..
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>>A Lotus People Carrier....well yes - there would be a market..<<
A 1.6 turbo I think it is and a diesel. Still not sure why anyone would buy one over all the others, even I struggle to be drawn to Proton despite my far eastern motoring preferences.
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Humberside Police stopped buying them so hence their demise in this country :)
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I never understood why they bought them anyway, I remember reading an article about how they were replacing them with Vauxhalls (I think it was) and it would save them a fortune.
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Non understanbable purchase policies in NHS,police, Local councils may well arise from one individual influencing policy and being rewarded overseas...in my cynical opinion..
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They wanted to run an LPG fleet and Proton where the only ones who would honour the full warranty with the aftermarket conversion I believe. Won a Greenfleet award as well :) Didn't stop them stalling pulling out of junctions though :(
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proton always have a few cars on show at the malaysian high commissioners garden party
they are still mega big in asia if not here
i like the myvi, shame they aint took off here
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>> Humberside Police stopped buying them so hence their demise in this country :)
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I'm sure I've seen a few still plodding along (sorry!)
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I suspect they're not toast in their home market where import tariffs (30% I think) make them the only choice for most motorists and the GDP per capita is 1/4 of the UKs.
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Are Proton toast? - ToMoCo
