Guess the challenge for Dr. Epple was too big...

In any case this is very, very bad timing IMHO, competitors can use this to their advantage if they want to smear Proton.
Challenge, in terms of quality, in Europe? Where? VW Group? Quality is quite ok. Mercedes, BMW, also few worries. The Italians have improved a lot, 10 years ago I would have said... of course, Fiat. Now no more. The French too have improved a lot. I really fail to see any proper challenge in Europe, unless he is going for perfection. So really it sounds like an excuse to me. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get the freedom to improve quality as he hoped to... what if your boss always tells you can't do this, can't do that? Will you stay if you have the chance to leave? Also he must leave fast before his last employee churns out unreliable verhicles... might be harder to get a job then.

Also look at how neatly this falls in place with HICOM taking over and there being a new boss...
Hm, I go to the SC if anything is wrong or the car needs to be serviced, so since they are attached to TC, and TC is connected to Renault I guess that helps.
Problem with developing everything themselves is that it is extremely costly and requires great talent. Even those big, experienced manufacturers sometimes prefer to use some other manufacturers engine.
Hm... Proton Saga CFE?
This post has been edited by kadajawi: Mar 2 2012, 08:00 PM