Proton Exora

The Perodua Eco-Challenge 2010 happened at the Melaka International Motorsports Circuit over the weekend, and we were there to witness 12 institutions of higher learning “racing” to squeeze out the the most kilometres from one-litre of Petronas Primax 95 fuel.


This edition is the second year where Perodua is running the Eco-Challenge as part of its corporate responsibility program. Malaysia biggest car maker by volume wants to make P2EC an annual event, and is seeking to rope in the Ministry of Higher Education and other corporations such as Petronas as co-organisers of this innovation nurturing competition. So far, Perodua has spent RM2.2 million on P2EC (over 2 years), which we think is money well spent and good value for the carmaker, considering the publicity generated.

Back in February, Perodua donated one unit of the Viva plus RM10,000 seed money to each of the engineering departments of the participating institutions, which included Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah (PSAS), Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia France Institute (UniKL-MFI), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO). The other institutions are Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Industri Selangor (Unisel) and Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

Choosing your first car is usually related to affordability and which one really meets your needs. Oftenly, people who have just newly graduated and get a new job will prefer a compact car especially when working in the city due to easy to get around and less fuel consumption. Let me summarise all three car category advantages.


Advantages of compact car:
+ Affordable ( Lower monthly payment, insurance and road tax)

+ Easy to get around in the city ( Parking and easy handling in traffic jam)

+ More fuel efficient

+ Easy to do maintainance

+ More pickup at low speed


Advantages of Sedan Car :

+ A faster car in low and top range speed

+ A family car which looks sporty


Advantages Of MPV:
+ Can carry 7 passenger for a big family

JOHANNESBURG, 23 Jun — Korea Selatan, negara Asia pertama melangkah ke pusingan kedua kejohanan Piala Dunia 2010 awal pagi tadi.


Pasukan Korea Selatan memperoleh satu mata selepas terikat 2-2 dengan Nigeria, bagi membolehkannya muncul tempat kedua dalam Kumpulan B dengan empat mata.

Juara Kumpulan B Argentina menewaskan Greece 2-0.

Sementara negara Asia mencatatkan nama di pusingan kedua, dua negara dari benua Afrika mengucapkan selamat jalan dan mengakhiri perjalanan mereka.

Selain Nigeria, pasukan tuan rumah juga mengalami nasib yang sama walaupun mereka mengatasi juara edisi 1998, Perancis.

Kemenangan 2-1 ke atas Perancis yang berhadapan dengan ‘krisis dalaman’ sejak seminggu lalu tidak cukup untuk ke pusingan kedua.

Afrika Selatan merupakan negara tuan rumah pertama gagal ke pusingan kedua.

Mexico memperoleh tiket ke pusingan kedua dari Kumpulan A dengan perbezaan jaringan.

Mexico dan Afrika Selatan mengumpulkan empat mata.

Kumpulan A dijuarai oleh Uruguay yang mengatasi Mexico 1-0.

Daripada perlawanan terakhir peringkat kumpulan malam tadi dan awal pagi ini waktu Malaysia, Kumpulan A menawarkan Uruguay dan Mexico manakala Kumpulan B menyediakan Argentina dan Korea Selatan untuk pusingan kedua yang menjanjikan persaingan 16 pasukan.

With some reports claiming that Proton will offload 40% of wholly-owned subsidiary Lotus to the British brand’s management team, Proton Holdings Bhd has reiterated that Lotus Group International Ltd is not for sale at this point in time. The national carmaker said this in a filing to Bursa Malaysia.

Proton said that it had over the years received several unsolicited offers for a stake in Lotus and had taken cognisance of such offers. The statement added that Lotus would continue to be a strategic entity within Proton and its technology catalyst. However, as a proactive business entity, it said Proton would continue to initiate and consider viable business opportunities and arrangements which would benefit and add value to the group’s interests.

Proton would make relevant announcements at an appropriate time, the statement added. Notice that Lotus is not for sale only “at this point in time” which could also mean that a sale might be considered later on. That’s just pure speculation of course, but should the engineering experts be on the market, there will be no shortage of takers.

Meanwhile, Lotus is set for a brand relaunch, which could be presented at the Paris Motor Show in October. The maker of the Elise and Evora has hired McCann Erickson Central to create a new brand identity, “web solutions” for both Lotus Cars and Lotus Engineering, support materials, a new brochure suite and support for the Paris launch.

Rundingan bagi kemungkinan jalinan pakatan antara pembuat kereta Jerman, Volkswagen dan pengeluar kereta nasional, Proton dibatalkan.


Dalam satu kenyataan ringkas hari ini, Proton berkata Volkswagen mengesahkan yang syarikat itu kini mempunyai keutamaan lain dan potensi kerjasama dengan pembuat kereta Malaysia itu tidak boleh diteruskan.

Sebagai satu daripada pengeluar peralatan tulen (OEM) terbesar dalam industri, Proton berkata Volkswagen, yang ditubuhkan pada 1937, akan menjadi rakan kongsi kerjasama yang menarik bagi Proton.

Proton berkata syarikat menerima keputusan Volkswagen itu.

Namun begitu, syarikat akan meneruskan strateginya dalam OEM Tempatan dan Pelbagai Negara Asean. Ini termasuk kerjasama produk dengan pengeluar kereta Jepun, Mitsubishi, projek EMAS dan pembangunan model baharu yang lain.

Proton, yang mencatatkan peningkatan jualan bagi model Saga, Persona dan Exora, berkata syarikat kekal komited untuk mengukuhkan kehadirannya di China melalui kerjasama dengan Youngman.

Memanfaatkan momentum yang amat baik bagi keputusan tahun kewangan 2009/10, Proton berkata syarikat juga meninjau untuk menembusi pasaran Asia yang dalam masa terdekat serta terus mengukuhkan kedudukan dalam negara.

Proton, yang ditubuhkan pada 1983, merupakan pengeluar automobil terbesar Malaysia dan satu-satunya pengeluar kereta OEM sepenuhnya di Asia Tenggara.

Syarikat mempunyai operasi di pasaran utama dari UK hingga Timur Tengah, serta seluruh Asia Tenggara dan Australasia, terutama di negara-negara seperti China, India dan Iran