PROTON Inks Deal to return to South Africa

April 28, 2022 | PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

National carmaker PROTON has signed an agreement to appoint CMH Group as the distributor for Proton vehicles in South Africa. The signing, which was held virtually, will see the first shipment of fully imported (CBU) models go on sale in September, with the Proton X50 and Proton X70 leading the charge. This will be followed by the Proton Saga, which is making a return to the nation 10-years after sales ended in 2012.

PROTON, E-CAR-X, ALTEL Establish Three Way Joint Venture to Develop ASEAN Market

June 12, 2019 | PROTON

A joined venture was signed between Proton Edar Sdn. Bhd., the sales and marketing arm of PROTON Holdings (“PROTON”), ECARX (Hubei) Technology Co. Ltd. (“ECARX”), a connectivity company invested by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, (“ZGH”) and Altel Communications Sdn. Bhd. (“Altel”), a Malaysian-based telecommunications services provider. The three-way joint venture aims to establish a car connectivity R&D centre in Malaysia that will serve both the Malaysian market, as well as the greater ASEAN region. Shareholding of the company will be split accordingly between the three parties while key management personnel will be appointed in due course. In terms of staff, the joint venture company aims to aggressively recruit local talents.

PROTON Global Revival Accelerates With New Partnerships Formed

April 26, 2019 | PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

At the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held in Beijing, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir witnessed the exchange of agreements between Malaysia’s national carmaker PROTON with Pakistan’s Al-Haj Automotive Group to build a new complete knock-down kit assembly plant in Karachi, Pakistan and an exchange of agreements between PROTON and China Construction Bank in which PROTON will receive a 1.88 Billion MYR (3.1 Billion RMB) loan for further R&D and infrastructure development.

Revival of PROTON underway with launch of Proton X70 SUV

December 13, 2018 | PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

PROTON, the leading automotive brand in Malaysia, has launched its flagship SUV, the Proton X70, at an official launch event in Kuala Lumpur. The X70 SUV is the first vehicle released as a result of the collaboration between Geely Auto and PROTON since Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (“Geely Holding”) became the minority shareholder in the Malaysian car brand.

Geely Holding Group and PROTON Holdings Extend Strategic Cooperation Under New Heads of Agreement Framework

August 18, 2018 | PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

Geely Holding and PROTON Holdings to extend strategic partnership globally Chinese and Malaysian groups to focus on jointly developing new energy technologies 2018 August 18th, Hangzhou China. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s largest privately owned automotive group, and PROTON Holdings Berhad (PROTON) of Malaysia have agreed terms to enable PROTON vehicles to fully…

Geely Holding and DRB-HICOM Names Nominees to PROTON Group Boards

September 29, 2017 | PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, 吉利汽车集团, 宝腾汽车, 浙江吉利控股集团

Dr. Li Chunrong, appointed CEO of PONSB, leads executive team of global experts Full revitalization of PROTON Group underway 29 September 2017, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Exactly one hundred days after the signing of the Definitive Agreement between DRB-HICOM Berhad (DRB-HICOM) and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) on 23 June, the two companies have confirmed…

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Signs Final Contract with Malaysia’s DRB-HICOM

June 22, 2017 | Geely Auto Group, Lotus, PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

Transformative acquisition gives Geely Holding a 49.9% stake in PROTON and a 51% stake in Lotus 23 June 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (“ZGH” or “Geely Holding”) announced that it has signed a final contract with DRB-HICOM Berhad (“DRB-HICOM”) of Malaysia, acquiring 49.9% shares of DRB’s PROTON and 51% shares of luxury sports…

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and DRB-HICOM Reach Heads of Agreement on PROTON and Lotus

May 23, 2017 | Geely Auto Group, Lotus, PROTON, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group

Agreement paves way for Chinese automotive group to powered strategic stakes in Malaysian and UK carmakers 24 May 2017, Kuala Lumpur. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), China’s leading privately-owned automotive group, has reached a binding heads of agreement with DRB-HICOM Bhd (DRB) of Malaysia regarding the future of PROTON Holdings Bhd (PROTON) and Lotus…