I have seen the Persona up front. Very very BIG improvement compared to the Gen2

The good:
They fixed the rear headroom problem and now my head don't hit the roof
Interior is very classy with fabric on the door panels
Seats are comfortable and match the interior fabric: nice

Can't comment on the handling since I never test drive.

Some comments:
There is this huge support at the rear seats where they lock onto it when the seats are up. When you put the seats down someone/something will scratch on it.
The spare is a smaller tayar than the road tyres. Heard it can only go about 80km
The steering need to improve alot. The 'mode' button on the steering controls the radio. I was hoping for the dash to show km'l, distance travelled, time elapsed etc, but this is a 55k car anyway.

Conclusion: Worthy successor to the Wira. But will the Wira enjoy an early retirement it has been dreaming for so long?

True, we waited almost 6 months for our Camry and now it is still 6 months and the price increase by Rm 2000!

All the car prices dropping and UMW increase the camry price!!

Back to topic,

I think the new MD knows how to tackle the increase in production rate and still maintain quality since he was there when the Myvi has a very huge waiting list. Besides, I'm sure the new Proton city plant with so much unused capacity can accommodate the extra push.