proton gave discount of about 10K for the Saga LMST. the step was so successful, it created a 3 months waiting list.

now Proton do the same thing, giving 10K discounts to the Wira 1.5 normal spec as well as Special Edition. the price now are below 40K, which is as much as a Myvi 1.0.

but,

are they worth buying at that kind of price?

Naza also are giving huge discounts for the Sorento CRDI, now selling at 115K. its the cheapest SUV in Malaysia. but is it worth buying

PM to meet Volkswagen over Proton

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected to meet top officials from Volkswagen over the future of national automaker Proton, a senior official said.

"A high-level meeting is expected soon. It is being arranged," the official who is familiar with the talks on a possible tie-up said yesterday.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting would take place here.

Abdullah has said Malaysia may allow Volkswagen to gain a controlling stake in Proton, a move that would help improve the fortunes of the company.

The planned meeting comes as Malaysia missed a Saturday deadline to name a strategic partner for Proton, whose controlling shareholder is state investment arm Khazanah Nasional, which holds a 42.7% stake. - AFP

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...4159&sec=nation

my toilet rosak lar PM

any update???

VW chief yet to turn up for Proton partnership talks

By JANE RITIKOS

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that he could not be "waiting forever" for the Volkswagen chairman to meet him to discuss the possible partnership with Proton.

He said he was informed that the Volkswagen chairman had wanted to meet him here, so he waited for a while to meet him.

"I have not seen him yet," he said. "I don't think I can wait too long."

The Prime Minister, however, declined to say how long he was willing to wait for the Volkswagen chief. "I will not tell you when, you just wait."

Abdullah recently said the Government was considering allowing the German carmaker gain a controlling stake in the national carmaker.

A March 31 deadline by the Government to decide on a strategic partner for Proton was not met.

On the proposal to get bloggers in the country to register with the authorities, Abdullah said this needed careful study to ensure such a ruling could be implemented.

He said the registration of bloggers was not a policy at the moment.

Deputy Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor recently said in Parliament that bloggers using locally hosted websites might be asked to register as one way to prevent the spread of negative or malicious content on the Internet.

Abdullah also said that he was aware that many people were unhappy with the activities of bloggers who spread "fairy tales".

On whether there would be a new law to govern bloggers, he said that there were already laws in existence to deal with the spread of false information.

On another matter, Abdullah said the Government was waiting for feedback from Saudi Arabia on the difficulties faced by Malaysians in obtaining visas to perform their umrah.

A daily had reported that the Saudi move to tighten visa requirements had affected more than 1,000 Malaysians.

On the Japan Times report that implicated Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud in a scandal allegedly involving RM32mil in kickbacks paid by Japanese shipping companies for timber from Sarawak, Abdullah said he was not aware of such a matter.

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?f...=nation&focus=1

PROTON needs VW more than VW needs proton

abt the cititel, wan to donate ah for the 'fee'


This post has been edited by Drifter: Apr 10 2007, 12:28 PM

13-04-2007: No new deadline for Proton to find new partner, says Yakcop
By Kevin Tan
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The government has not set a new timeframe for Proton Holdings Bhd to find a new strategic partner after the previous deadline lapsed on March 31, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said.

It also had not fixed a date for talks with German carmaker Volkswagen AG to discuss its possible tie-up with Proton, he said.

He was speaking to reporters after launching UEM Group Bhd's leadership centre and new logo in Petaling Jaya on April 13.

UEM Group Bhd chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali (left) with Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop officially launcing the UEM Leadership Centre and new UEM Logo in Petaling Jaya
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had been reported as saying that he has not met Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech yet to discuss the German automaker's possible participation in Proton.

"I don't think I can wait too long," he was quoted as saying.

The government, which holds a 43% interest in Proton via its investment arm, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, has stressed the need for foreign expertise to revitalise Proton.

http://www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.js...c8b500-ba3007b5

huh, VW needs lotus for save-our-world-from-global-warming syndrome?

btw, today f1 wat time ah? got show of FTA tv?

proton has it

A piece of news by Edmunds Inside Line carries some very bad news. Edmunds picked up the story of the government saying it will not be providing any financial bailout to Proton, whose cash reserves are expected to be depleted by early 2009 or so. What Edmunds has added on is what it's heard from some government officials of Indonesia in Jakarta.

Edmunds reports that Volkswagen has abandoned Proton tie-up plans altogether, and will be looking at establishing a regional assembly plant in Indonesia instead, or tie-up with a local assembly partner in Indonesia.

Whichever it is, it looks like another Geely tragedy has happened - the NAP has chased away another potential investor to Indonesia. If what Edmunds says is true, the only way for Proton to partner up with Volkswagen somehow is jointly operating the PT Proton Tracoma plant in Indonesia. Perhaps that is why Proton bought out all 100% of PT Proton Tracoma shares back in January 2007?

Of course, the Edmunds article mentions no concrete sources, so we just have to hope, and hope, and hope... that something good will come out of all of this.

http://paultan.org/archives/2007/05/28/vol...onesia-instead/

we still going to have MISS hypermount.bet she is hiding now

no, unless the "saviour" gives up

"national pride"

no need miracle, jz ask money from goverment

mana our missy?

ur penis is safe