Proton Commerce, a joint venture between Proton’s sales arm Proton Edar, and CIMB Bank announced today that it disbursed a total of 27,288 loans to Proton car buyers in Malaysia in 2023. The figure is a new high for Proton Commerce, rising in tandem with Proton’s recent record of 154,611 units sold – its highest since 2012. This also means that 18 percent of Proton cars sold last year were financed by Proton Commerce. The Proton Saga is the financing arm’s most important model, contributing 61 p

Malaysians can look forward to at least one new electrified vehicle (xEV) from Proton annually, promises Chairman of the Geely Holding Group, Eric Li. "We will spare no effort to support Proton with new technologies, new products, new buisness models, to help Proton launch at least one new energy vehicle model (NEV) every year," said Li, who is also the founder of the Chinese carmaker. NEVs is a Chinese term to describe plug-in charging capable vehicles, usually referring to plug-in hybrids (PHE

Proton has confirmed that bookings for the 7-seater Proton X90 is now open. Prices have yet to be announced as the model is not expected to launch until the middle of this year. The Proton X90 will only be sold at Proton 3S / 4S outlets. Showroom-only 1S outlets will not carry the model. The company also said that preview sessions have been conducted for selected customers since 8-April. The so-called City Preview sessions have been completed in Selangor, Kl, and Penang, and will move Johor and

At the launch of Proton’s new stamping line at its Tanjung Malim facility, the Malaysian automotive brand also hosted the line-off ceremony for the highly-anticipated Proton X90. During the debut, Proton also confirmed that the Proton X90 will be the company’s first-ever model to be equipped with hybrid technology. Also Read: Proton X90 could launch before Raya - mild-hybrid with 190 PS / 300 Nm coming soon, 7 seats, 4 variants According to Proton’s Deputy Chief Executive Roslan Abdullah, “Today

The Geely Okavango, known in China as the Geely Haoyue, has made its official launch in Saudi Arabia. The 7-seater SUV in the Middle East is powered by a 1.5 turbocharged 3-cylinder petrol engine, similar to the Okavango in the Philippines. In case you have not made the link, the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine is the same unit that powers the Proton X50. However, the Okavango’s engine is aided by a 48V mild-hybrid battery which boosts power output to 190 PS and 300 Nm. Like the X50, the Okavango’

Despite only being on sale for about a year plus, Geely will be giving its XXXL-sized SUV a nip-and-tuck soon, as photos depicting the revised Haoyue have surfaced from China. Perhaps the most prominent change is the new vertical slats in the front grille, which replaces the current model’s ‘Expanding Cosmos’ grille. A new chrome surround for the front fog lights is also part of the package. Also Read: Geely Haoyue debuts, 7-seater SUV with 1.5T & 1.8T, should this be the ‘Proton X90’? This new