hypermount, can you provide a link to the actual news as well?

Here's the link.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...c&refer=germany

I'm all for the takeover. I'll cut my penis if it fails.

This post has been edited by hypermount: Mar 16 2007, 09:32 PM

Remember, penis on the line

When gov going to announce this? Wait until P1 in Red then announce?

I want the deal to go through not because i want to buy cheap VW but i want to see how the tax structure will change now that there's no need to protect proton anymore

perhaps later proton would better than now...btw,if 51% owns by a foreign country company,means proton no longer our national carmaker company,meh??

waseh, fasterlah talk! kanine.

oh ya, if like that ha, do we get cheap beetle, or we still have to pay premium for that ridiculously overpriced compact?

Perhaps, a different car model that is jointly-developed by Proton and VW?

As much as i want to see rebadged VWs...i dont think it is that easy, afterall there is no "free meal" in this world, hehe

Imagine proton tourags!!

all people are hoping for VW joint with rebadged car .
get real , it wont happen .

kekeke... usual lah.. many of us love to dream in the fantasy...

just take a look with Skoda n SEAT... even they own by VW they didnt totally rebadge car from VW.. they just share the same platform n use the technology from VW...

the last eunuch


yup agreed

maybe yes, maybe not. take volvo for example. volvo is part of ford, but people still consider it as quintessentially swedish, rather than american.

it just majority in manufacturing arm, which will provide know how n improved qa n qc, main parent company P bhd is still G control so it's still a local company.
till now i still take P-one as true national car... other r mere rebadge n money maker... wish all best for P-one, as it under goes a time which other went also, all other manufacturer had it's dark period, n now P-one had it, so hope it recover from ICU...

no, tax structure will remain...

just like toyota indirectly take over p2 but still got protection....

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Added on March 17, 2007, 3:02 pmit's too bad to put ur 'brother' as stake...



This post has been edited by clsiluf: Mar 17 2007, 03:02 PM

Check out the recent issue of the edge in newsstands and currently the gov wants a local partner instead to partner proton and DRB is likely to partner proton, seeing after talks between Volks doesnt looking positive.

For me if this is true this is like having Proton and DRB to bed in hell. Mr Hypermount shall be Miss Hypermount soon i believe

This post has been edited by travis_ckf: Mar 17 2007, 05:27 PM

he is tinking with is little bro but not anymore

if proton want to make sports car, should proton co-operate with Ariel Motor?

discuss here,
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/428190

Good. Maybe next time we can get FSI engine ;P

I really don't care what happens and I think a lot share my sentiment. I came back from BTN, and there 1 big shot in economics/MTEN or something who makes the the laws that make most Malaysians suffer responded to my question on "why the need to protect/so much tax on foreign cars" and the answer is:

Proton/Car industry is an INFANT industry. We need to PROTECT the INFANT industry in order to be competitive. So that is why the double standard to ensure people are going to go for our products.

But since he responded like that-another question comes to my mind. 20 years still infant? But since that was in BTN, I knew better to shut up my mouth and just accept everything. This is not entirely Proton's fault but those making the legislations should be more accountable.

if VW took over proton, will proton become the next Seat/Skoda?
Skoda's a pretty good car, albeit abit ugly