Exora Make it's Debut in Indonesia

PROTON, yesterday launched its latest model, the EXORA, at the biggest automotive event in Indonesia, the 17th Indonesia International Motorshow.

The EXORA was officially launched by the Ambassador of Malaysia to Indonesia, His Excellency Dato’ Zainal Abidin Zain in a ceremony witnessed by the PROTON Holdings Berhad Chairman Dato’ Mohd. Nadzmi bin Mohd. Salleh and Managing Director Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, Officials from the Indonesian Government and the Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta, PROTON officials from Indonesia and Malaysia, its business partners, members of the media and customers.

Indonesia is the second export market the EXORA is entering after Singapore, since its maiden launch in Malaysia, in April this year. It is also the seventh Proton model in the country, after Saga which was brought-in in March this year. PROTON has been in Indonesia since March 2007 with the introduction of the Savvy and Gen.2 and followed by the launch of the Waja and Neo, later the same year.

At the launching event of this vehicle in Indonesia, Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi said “The EXORA is a special model for us because it is our first home-grown MPV and it marks our foray into a new segment. As a relatively young car manufacturer, this is a major achievement for us, and it signifies our commitment in developing our products to satisfy current market needs and wants, both domestically and internationally.”

PT PROTON Edar Indonesia, PROTON’s local subsidiary in Indonesia, has started gaining recognition in Indonesia. The company began with only three dealerships in 2007 and now, after only about two years, it has expanded to 17 sales outlets and 20 service outlets all over Indonesia. By 2010 PROTON aims to have 33 sales outlets and 38 service outlets.

Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin said, “Indonesia is one of our important export markets and we are working very hard to establish our presence here. In this short period of two years, the acceptance level has been positive and with the encouraging sales of 1,059 units in 2008, we know we have to now make more aggressive moves to grow bigger and become more visible here. We are indeed very grateful for the support we have been receiving from the Indonesian customers,” he added.

“With such positive response, we would now like to offer the EXORA, the model that meets our aspiration to produce the right car at the right time and at the right price. It has been well-received in Malaysia with about 16,000 bookings so far and in fact, in Indonesia itself we have already received 600 bookings from customers who have already heard about the car. The level of trust given by these customers towards the EXORA is most heartening,” added Dato’ Syed Zainal. source: proton-edar.co.id

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Perodua Viva Elite Reveiled

Perodua launched the new Perodua ViVA Elite today, aimed at offering the market a variant with a more stylish image compared to the original ViVA. The ViVA was first introduced with 660cc, 850cc, 1,000cc and 1,000cc premium variants. Now it has restructured the model lineup, offering the 660 BX MT, 660 EX MT, 850 MT, 1.0 AT, 1.0 ELITE MT, 1.0 ELITE AT, and the 1.0 ELITE EZi. That’s three different variants for the new ViVA ELITE.Externally, the ViVA Elite has its own front bumper with integrated foglamps, front grille and its own engine hood design. On the side you’ll see chrome door handles, side skirts, and 14 inch 12-spoke alloy wheels. On the back you’ll see a new rear bumper with a honeycomb grille design, and the 1.0 ELITE EZi model (note, this is different from the ELITE AT) gets an additional rear spoiler. The windows of the ViVA Elite also feature a UV protection coating that is said to reject 91% of UV rays.On the inside you get a new 1-DIN head unit with MP3 and WMA support, an underside tray under the passenger seat, seat backpockets, a new seat fabric design, and fabric trim on the door panels. All ViVA ELITE models will get seat height adjusters for the driver’s seat, and electrically adjustable side mirrors. On the ELITE EZi, these side mirrors are also electrically retractable and have integrated turn signals.Only the ViVA 1.0 ELITE EZi gets a full load of safety features including dual SRS airbags for the front, ABS brakes, EBD and Brake Assist. Power steering is also only available on the ELITE models. click here for more photos of Perodua Viva Elite

seven variant of Perodua Viva:

Perodua ViVA Elite M/T - RM37,900

Perodua ViVA Elite A/T - RM40,900

Perodua ViVA Elite EZi - RM44,900

Perodua ViVA 1.0 AT - RM36,900

Perodua ViVA 850 MT - RM32,900

Perodua ViVA 660 EX MT - RM28,900

Perodua ViVA 660 BX MT (Kancil replacement) - RM25,300

Here are some of the information which may be useful for the potential Viva Elite owners:

• 1000 cc AUTO & MANUAL VERSION

• NEW FACE LIFT

• SOLID COLOR

• FOG LAMP

• REAR REFLECTOR

• UV PROTECTED GLASS

• POWER STEERING

• ALARM SYSTEM

• CHROME DOOR HANDLE

• CENTRAL LOCK

• 4 POWER WINDOW

• REAR WIPER

• SIDE MIRROR WITH ELECTRIC REMOTE CONTROL

• BODY COLOR DOOR MIRROR HOUSING

• REAR SPOILER

• FRONT AND REAR SKIRTING

• RADIO WITH MP3 CD PLAYER & BLUETOOTH FUNCTION

• FRONT AND REAR BUMPER WITH BODY COLOR

• 14″ SPORT RIMS

• REVERSE SENSOR

• FRONT AND REAR SPEAKER

• SRS airbags

• ABS(with EBD & BA)

• UV reflector glass

• NEW aloy rim

• ELECTRONIC SIDE MIRROR ADJUSTER

• NEW BLUE COLOUR

• NEW SEAT DESIGN

click here for more photos of Perodua Viva Elite

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KL International Motor Show 2010

The Committee of the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show has recently announced a new show date for the show from 3^rd to 12^th December 2010. The 7^th edition of KLIMS also coincides with MAA's 50^th anniversary celebrations.

According to Y.Bhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad, President of MAA and Chairman of KLIMS 2010 Organising Committee, "The past year has been a challenging year for everyone, in particular the automotive players. Automakers have come to a decision to defer KLIMS to a later date to keep in line with consumer demand." This year's KLIMS promises to be a high-energy, brilliant showcase of the latest auto technologies, the newest models and a selection of concept and revolutionary vehicles.

"With signs of economic recovery beginning to show, The Committee felt next year will be a good time to stage the show and the new date is meaningful as it coincides with MAA's 50^th anniversary. KLIMS'10 will be a great platform for automakers to showcase their exciting new models as we aim to put on a fantastic show for all motoring fans, and we are confident that the new date will be timely and Exhibitors will be more prepared to showcase," Y.Bhg. Datuk Aishah Ahmad continued.

KLIMS'10 is expected to occupy 30,000 square meters of exhibition space, with an expectation to attract over 200 exhibitors from the automotive industry and targets to draw over 330,000 visitors.

source: cbt.com.my

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Proton Improvement In Sales

Proton Holdings Bhd has recorded slight improvement in sales in the first half of this year boosted by its newly launched multi purpose vehicle (MPV), Exora.

Speaking to reporters here, its managing director, Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed said besides Exora, easier financing from financial institutions and the scrap program introduced by the government supported the improvement.

Bookings for the MPV so far stands at 15,767 units, while 6,200 units have already been sold since it was launched in February this year.

Proton is aiming to sell about 27,000 Exora units locally by end of this year.

However, Syed Zainal said the second half of the year would remain challenging due to the slower economic environment.

Nevertheless, sales of all Proton models including Exora are expected to increase during the festive season including during Hari Raya.

On the Indonesia market, where the Exora will be launched this Friday, Syed Zainal said response had seemed encouraging judging from a session with the media last week.

Meanwhile, Proton Edar Sdn Bhd's general manager of car sales division, Sidik Abdul Hamid, said Proton aimed to sell some 500 units of Exora a month in Indonesia.

He said the number was expected to increase going forward as Indonesia had a large MPV market.

source: bernama.com

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Tribute to The Car that Built Perodua, the Kancil

Based on the previous post, Perodua had finally rolled out the last Kancil unit, one of the most iconic cars on the Malaysian roads, after 15 years of production and a total of 722,223 units.

The Kancil was Perodua's first car after its founding in 1993. It is a small five-door hatchback vehicle on a monocoque framework that could seat five people. The Kancil and its predecessors are actually a modified Saihatsu Mira through badge engineering.

Following its release in 1994, the Kancil became an instant success in Malaysia. The Kancil is popular with beginner drivers and is commonly used in Malaysian driving schools. It was also preferable for its fuel efficiency and easier for parking due to its size. In December 1995, Perodua produced its 50,000th Kancil. By J

anuary 1997, 100,000 Kancils had been manufactured, and by 1999 250,000 had been built.

The original Kancil underwent two minor facelifts. In 1997, the car's grille and bumpers were better integrated to support to a larger grille and rounded indicator lights. In 2000, the car was given anoth

er slight facelift consisting of body-coloured side mouldings, a new grille and reprofiled front bumper with larger indicators.

The Kancil received more extensive restyling in 2002, featuring rounder headlights, taillights and bumpers; its rear license plate was also repositioned onto its hatch from the bumper below. Its interior features a flushed dashboard with the combination instrumentation panel placed in the middle.

Perodua Kancil also known as Perodua Nippa in United Kingdom while Ceria in Indonesia. The word "Kancil" means mouse-deer / chevrotain.

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Perodua to launch Viva Kancil Replacement and Viva Elite

Perodua today rolled out the last Kancil unit, one of the most iconic cars on the Malaysian roads, after 15 years of production and a total of 722,223 units.

Its replacement, the ViVa 660BX, a basic variant, has been priced at RM25,300.

With more than 708,000 units sold since August 1994, the Kancil is the car that built Perodua, said Syed Abdull Hafiz.

Perodua expects its Kancil replacement model, ViVa 660BX (basic), to enable the company to achieve its sales target of 158,000 units this year.

"We expect the second half of this year would be better in view of the improvement of the total industry volume (TIV), year-end festivities and the upcoming launch of a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) this November," said Perodua's managing director Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar on Monday.

In the first half of this year, Perodua sold 77,000 units of vehicles.

Speaking to reporters after a ceremony in Rawang to mark the phasing out of the Kancil model and line up of the ViVa660BX, Syed Abdull Hafiz said Perodua will be launching its ViVa Elite this Thursday.

"However, even after the Kancil's phase out, Perodua is committed to continuing the supply of its service parts to customers for the many years to come," Syed Abdull Hafiz said.

On the automotive industry, Syed Abdull Hafiz said Perodua was confident of a recovery, projecting a TIV of 500,000 units for this year and between 510,000 and 520,000 in 2010 and up to 548,000 units in 2011.

"We expect the automotive industry to improve, to reach 520,000 units and Perodua to again reach 167,000 units in 2010, its historic high in 2008," he added.

The ViVa 660BX meanwhile comes with a dynamic variable valve timing 660cc engine and is available in three colours -- ivory white, ebony black and glittering silver.

The variant is only available in manual transmission.

The following are the specifications of the new Perodua Viva 660 BX:

• 660cc DVVT engine
• 47hp @ 7,200rpm,
• 58Nm @ 4,400rpm
• No power steering
• No power windows
• No central locking
• No radio
• No reverse sensors
• Unpainted bumpers
• Manual transmission only
• Only available in Ivory White, Ebony Black and Glittering Silver

source:bernama.com

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NEW Announcement: youtube.com/carmakerMY

You already know that CarmakerMalaysia already had it's channel on youtube

but now, we made our new channel simply called carmakermy..

unlike youtube.com/carmakermalaysia (old channel) that only provide you with tv commercials of Malaysian car maker, youtube.com/carmakermy serve you ANY videos that related to malaysian car maker.. for example, we uploads videos from topgear, fifthgear and even majalah 3 that features malaysian car maker.. and for your info, our older channel still active

our new channel: http://youtube.com/carmakerMY
and don't forget to subscribe

just for fun.. we embed a video from the new channel:

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Proton Saga EV Green Propulsion Concept

The electric Saga (officially called the Proton Saga EV Green Propulsion Concept for now) is probably being considered for the local market, although the auto maker is very tight-lipped about possible launch dates. It could take years.

The emissions-free Proton Saga EV on display features a 125kW (168hp) brushless DC electric motor, mated to a 5 speed manual transmission. It has a 20kWh Lithium Ion Polymer battery pack (12 separate batteries stored in the trunk). Because of the batteries, truckspace is pretty much non-existent but this is quite normal with concept electric cars based on a chassis that was originally designed to take a regular combustion engine and fuel tank. A production car would ideally have neater integration of the batteries.

According to Proton, the Saga EV can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.1 seconds, up to a top speed of 161 km/h, with a driving range of 109 kilometers over a full charge. Both the Detroit Electric e46 and e63 will feature a 150kW Axial Magnetic Flux motor instead. also features re-generative braking and an electric power steering, apart from a built-in Batter Management System (BCMU), a plug-in charger (with a household power outlet), air conditioning as well as an In-Vehicle display screen that displays various information pertaining to the electric vehicle functions. Sources also revealed that Proton has plans to built an electric Exora MPV, and, is currently working on some hybrid vehicles as well, for research and development. click here for more photos of Saga Ev Propulsion

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Proton Exora Turbo Concept

At Universiti Putra Malaysia during the “Proton Exora – The Making” seminar, Proton has unveiled ProtonExora Prestige Turbo Prototype. The powerplant based on the 1.6 liter CamPro with bolt on turbo system. The Prestige Concept is said to produce up to 270 horsepower with a torque figure that is rated at about 350Nm.Proton has been sending a group of engineers to Lotus, UK to develop this turbo charged engine. The first result is expected to be out in 2010 or 2011. One of the reason to have turbocharged engine is the cost to develop another 2,0 campro will cost them a bomb. So the fast and easy solution is to add turbo on its 1.6 campro which capable to deliver power equivalent to of a 2.0l powerplant. It wipe out one major issue that the current Exora has, which is a lack of go.

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malaysia-kini.com

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Naza Donates Kia Pregio To Orphanage

Naza Group of Companies on Thursday donated a 12-seater Kia Pregio van to Rumah Kasih Kampung Ulu Inas, an orphanage in Negeri Sembilan.

Its joint group executive chairman, SM Faisal SM Nasimuddin, said the donation was part of the group's corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.

"We are delighted to assist the orphanage as we are always mindful of our CSR in providing any form of help to those in need.

"Such a practice is not new as it has been carried out since Naza's formation, my late father Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin was always ready to help those in need," he said at the handling over ceremony here Thursday.

Naza Group of Companies started from humble beginnings as a used and reconditioned car trader under Naza Motor Trading in 1975.

The group has evolved into a diversified conglomerate venturing into multiple motor vehicle sectors such as retailing, importing, distribution and dealership for international marques.

source: bernama.com

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Proton Moves To Strengthen Export Market

Proton Holdings Bhd has taken further steps to ensure that its overall export plans and strategies are align with those of its international importers and distributors.

In line with this, the national carmaker held a two-day International Distributor Conference that ended last Friday, where it not only shared updates and details but also held dialogue sessions to gather feedback on various operational issues abroad.

The annual conference, held this year in Phuket, Thailand, is one of Proton's distributor and importer engagement exercises organised by its international sales and services division.

Emphasis was on high growth regional markets, namely Asean, China, India and Middle East-North Africa (MENA), where Proton is able to benefit from the economies of scale, quality and capability transfer, the company said.

The markets were chosen for their pre-existing trade and culture linkages with Malaysia and Proton leveraged on this to reduce its cost in making further inroads, it said in a statement Monday.

The strategy also identified several key regional centres, namely China and Iran, for the establishment of completely knocked down (CKD) operations which allowed Proton to serve its customers in the region more effectively.

"The current environment clearly indicates that the challenges ahead would demand for a more aggressive export strategy for Proton," said managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir.

"Staying competitive and our ability to sustain requires for our export operations to operate differently and if need be, drastic changes will be made to ensure growth in Proton's business abroad," he said.

According to Syed Zainal Abidin, the national carmaker wants to ensure that its international importers and distributors are on the same page when it comes to Proton's moving forward strategy.

"To strengthen the distribution network, Proton will finetune some key areas, such as product forecasting, and improve several aspects of its operation, particularly in product quality control, after-sales services, marketing and branding and product positioning," he said.

source: bernama.com

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Viva Facelift ?.... or Viva Special Edition?

While surfing the web, I found a website called hitzcity which posted these images. Those "shocking" photos probably a new facelifted Perodua's Viva for upcoming models. But for now, the only new stuffs that we can found from the photos are the new bumper for the upcoming Viva fitted with two fog lamps and the newly restyled grille which is more elegant compared to the old Viva. Considering the minor changes to the front, the rear also could have only minor changes such as a new bumper. There are also rumours going around that suggest the spy shots are just photos of future Viva SE.

older Perodua Viva

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Proton Finished Fifth (4th registered IRC car) in Russia

Wilks recovered after dropping from third to seventh position on Day 2, and finished the Rally Russia in fourth overall, even after picking up a puncture on SS13. The duo also managed to set the third fastest time on SS9. In the driver’s championship, the Brit is 15th overall (among 34 drivers), while Proton is now in fifth place, behind Abarth which has thus far scored 24 points, and ahead of Honda, which has only scored one single point.




Here are the results of each day of IRC Russia:

Day One:

SS1 - Yashino (15.14km)
1 Hanninen (Skoda) 8:42.1
2 Basso (Abarth) 8:49.8
3 Kopecky (Skoda) 8:51.0
4 Flodin (Subaru) 8:51.5
5 Wilks (Proton) 8:53.3
6 Alen (Abarth) 8:53.6
7 Wittmann (Mitsubishi) 9:21.7
8 Zheludov (Peugeot) 9:23.3

SS2 - Kutuzovo (10.35km)
1 Hanninen (Skoda) 5:37.4
2 Kopecky (Skoda) 5:38.5
3 Flodin (Subaru) 5:42.5
4 Basso (Abarth) 5:43.9
5 Wilks (Proton) 5:45.5
6 Alen (Abarth) 5:47.5
7 Wittmann (Mitsubishi) 6:00.6
8 Zheludov (Peugeot) 6:16.6

SS3 - Yashino 2 (15.14km)
1 Hanninen (Skoda) 8:37.0
2 Kopecky (Skoda) 8:51.7
3 Wilks (Proton) 8:54.6
4 Zheludov (Peugeot) 9:06.2
5 Flodin (Subaru) 9:24.2
6 Alen (Abarth) 9:31.4
7 Basso (Abarth)9:32.7
8 Wittmann (Mitsubishi) 9:36.3

SS4 - Kutuzovo 2 (10.35km)
1 Hanninen (Skoda) 5:32.0
2 Kopecky (Skoda) 5:34.8
3 Alen (Abarth) 5:41.0
4 Wilks (Proton) 5:41.6
5 Basso (Abarth) 5:43.2
6 Zheludov (Peugeot) 5:46.3
7 Wittmann (Mitsubishi) 6:04.9
8 Zimin (Mitsubishi) 6:10.7


Day Two:

SS5 - Druzhnoselie 1 Stage cancelled after car zero crashes heavily mid-stage

SS6 - Losevo 1
1 Hannien 11:31.0
2 Wilks 11:43.5
3 Kopecky 11:44.1
4 Flodin 11:45.9
5 Basso 11:47.2
6 Alen 11:48.0

SS7 - Topolki 1
1 Hanninen 16:12.4
2 Kopecky 16:21.7
3 Alen 16:24.0
4 Basso 16:54.7
5 Zhigunov 16:58.2
6 Zheludov 17:36.7
15 Wilks 19:56.8
Wilks loses more than three minutes with a front left puncture. He is forced to stop and change the wheel. He slips from third overall to seventh.

SS8 - Druzhnoselie 2
1 Hanninen 4:15.8
2 Alen 4:21.4
3 Kopecky 4:22.3
4 Flodin 4:22.5
5 Basso 4:24.0
6 Zheludov 4:28.7
7 Wilks 4:29.5 SS9

SS9 - Losevo 2
1 Hanninen 11:27.9
2 Kopecly 11:31.3
3 Wilks 11:41.0
4 Flodin 11:43.0
5 Basso 11:47.5
6 Zheludov 12:03.3
Alen retires mid-stage after ripping a wheel off his Abarth. Wilks is back up to sixth.

SS10 - Topolki 2 Stage cancelled


Day Three:

SS11 - Dubinino (8.65km)
1 Alen 4:22.2
2 Kopecky 4:23.7
3 Zheludov 4:24.9
4 Wilks 4:25.0
5 Flodin 4:25.5
6 Hanninen 4:26.3

SS12 - Perevozoe 1 (10.93km)
1 Hanninen 6:50.2
2 Alen 6:50.5
3 Flodin 6:53.1
4 Kopecky 6:53.8
5 Wilks 6:54.0
6 Basso 7:02.4

SS13 - Borovinka (15.91km)
1 Hanninen 11:06.6
2 Alen 11:12.4
3 Kopecky 11:14.5
4 Flodin 11:19.5
5 Wilks 11:20.5
6 Basso 11:34.7

SS14 - Dubinino (8.65km)
1 Hanninen 4:17.2
2 Alen 4:17.6
3 Kopecky 4:18.0
4 Flodin 4:24.4
5 Basso 4:25.0
6 Wittmann 4:35.5
13 Wilks 5:01.8

SS15 - Perevozoe 1 (10.93km)
1 Hanninen 6:45.3
2 Kopecky 6:50.7 3
Flodin 6:57.4
4 Wilks 7:01.2
5 Basso 7:06.8
6 Alen 7:08.5


source:
icars.sg
guywilks.com

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2009 Edition To Be The Biggest MME

It’s that time of the year again where the biggest race in Asia is about to go off and this time it’s the tenth addition of the Merdeka Millennium Endurance (MME) Race.

Organised and promoted by Sepang International Circuit (SIC), its aim is to make Sepang as the hub of motorsport activities in the region and as an effort to develop motorsport in Malaysia and the Asian region.

In commemorating this tenth celebration, some changes have been made to make the race more exciting. With the separation of the class B and C into the Sepang 1000km race (S1K), the faster main class O and A will have more grids to fill up all the way to 77 cars.

For a fair race, the class A will be split into two, A1 and A2, to separate between production supercars as A1 (Group B or GT4 or non FIA homologated production sports) and production sports and saloon cars in A2 (Group N and Group A or non FIA homologated Touring Cars).

The 77 slots on the starting grid is split into the three classes, 27 for class O, 25 for class A1 and 25 for class A2.

Also to honor the month of Ramadhan which is the fasting month for Muslims, the race date that is usually set on the last weekend of August is moved forward to the second weekend of the month which is on the 8th.

source: malaysiagp.com.my

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Perodua Expects Automotive Industry To Recover Next Year

Perodua has forecast that the Malaysian automotive industry will recover slightly next year, with the company's total industry volume (TIV) expected to reach 165,000 units.

This is close to Perodua's historic high of 167,000 units in 2008.

Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd director of sales and after sales division, Ahmad Suhaimi Mohd Anuar said, Perodua expects sales to reach 158,000 units by year end.

"We expect sales to pick up in the second half of the year driven by the demand for new cars for the festive season as well as the launch of our MPV this November," he said during the launch of "The Star Power of 9 Contest" on Thursday at the Perodua showroom here.

Suhaimi stated that the Malaysian automotive industry's performance is a lot better when compared with others in most parts of the world.

"For Perodua, we did better than the market, dropping just over seven percent in the first half of 2009.

"The Malaysian automotive industry's performance for the first six months is within our expectations. Total TIV was down nearly 11 percent to 249,000 units from the 278,000 units in the same period last year.

"We expect the TIV to contract between 10 and 12 percent this year to between 480,000 units and 490,000 units," Suhaimi said.


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Proton in Russia for IRC

Guy, Phil and the Proton World Rally Team are confident Rally Russia will mark another important step in the development of the new Satria Neo Super 2000.

Double British champion Guy said: "The car is still very new, so we’re improving and learning more with every kilometre we drive.

"Russia will be a really good experience for us, and a valuable chance to develop the Proton some more on gravel.

"We already found a few ideas that could help us in Belgium, and we’re looking forward to the chance of putting them into practice in Russia.”

Guy and Phil contested Rally Russia last year and led the 2WD category before being forced out with a mechanical problem.

Guy said: “There are some quite quick stages, which I always enjoy, and some very tricky places as well. I won't set targets this weekend. Our job is to accumulate as much data as possible."

Rally Russia gets under way with a start ramp ceremony in Vyborg before four gravel stages that end late at night.

Friday's second leg is made up of six stages divided into two identical loops of three. It includes the legendary 29.31km Topolki test.

And Saturday's final leg consists of five stages before a 15:00 finish back at Vyborg.

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Proton Saga SE, Exora Manual and Satria S2000 unveiled

PROTON Holdings Berhad unveiled the Saga SE (Special Edition) and EXORA 1.6 MT (Manual Transmission) at the Hari Peneroka 2009 launch held at FELDA Maokil here today. The two cars, along with the Satria Neo Super 2000 Rally Car developed by UK-based motorsport preparation company Mellors Elliot Motorsport (MEM), were unveiled by the Prime Minister YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak.

"The move to unveil the cars here is in line with the Prime Minister's One Malaysia call for equality amongst all Malaysians," said Proton chairman Datuk Mohd Nadzmi Mohd Salleh.

He said it also coincided with Proton's aspiration as a national car maker to be close to the people regardless of race, religion, economic standing and status.

The Saga SE, a premium and sporty variant to the existing Saga, is targeted for youngsters who want to be different and comes in two exclusive colours of brilliant red and solid white.

It is handsomely dressed up with stylish black finishing roof top and front grille, new front and side skirting,rear lip spoilers, rear skirting with black diffuser as well as a new alloy rim design.

The Saga SE boasts of a new interior finishing complete with leather seats and door trims with matching leather-wrapped steering wheel, pearl white meter panel finishing, dark chrome air-cond vents and is fitted with a CD player with MP3 capability.

The Exora 1.6 MT (Manual Transmission) on the other hand, is the much awaited manual transmission version of the country's first homegrown MPV.

Proton Saga SE Manual – RM43,000
Proton Saga SE Auto – RM45,500

Proton Exora M/T Solid – RM64,548.00
Proton Exora M/T Metallic – RM64,998.00

PROTON Holdings Berhad Managing Director, Dato' Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said, "Both the new models are available for booking now, with RM500 for the Saga SE and RM1,000 for the Exora MT. They will be available for sale at all Proton Edar and EON showrooms on 15 August onwards for the Saga SE, and on 16 July onwards for the Exora MT." Click here to view more images of Saga SE and Proton Exora

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cbt.com.my

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