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Originally Posted by knightjp
I beg to differ on the value you put on your country's national car.
Think of it, a car company from Malaysia bought one of the most respected British firms in the world (Lotus). Using knowledge from Lotus they managed to make a wonderful "Hot-hatch".
Perhaps they might have been really expensive in Malaysia, but over here in the UAE, they got my respect.
Protons appeared on our roads about the same time as Kia. The market leader here is Toyota, second Nissan as always...
Anyways, when Proton arrived, it proved to last better in the extreme heat than its Korean counterpart. The Wira sold here for quite some time and still does in small numbers.
Sad to say the name of Proton has almost disappeared here in UAE because of the advertising. Now people here only buy what they can see in posters and on TV, which is now Kia/ Hyundai. How stupid can they be????
If proton can use all of its resources avaliable (Lotus engineering), they can make on fantastic car.
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ok, i need to clarify.
proton exported their cars with better specs, and lower price but the locals gets lousy quality cars with expensive price and low spec.
can you imagine a car with power window failure after 2 monthes usage ?
a car with door handle broken often?
www.autoworld.com.my/forum
go there and read..there are lots of complains from proton owners...
however, after they loose lots of market share, they began to wake up and produce much quality cars compare before...
proton sells in malaysia because of the protected market..