The PROTON Saga *updated

Exclusive view of x PM Dr. Mahathir Mohamad@Che Det on our national car manufacturer, PROTON aptly tittle The PROTON Saga. Apa yg buat aku terbakar bkn nya cadangan Dr.M utk langkah2 pembangunan semula PROTON, yang buat aku bengkek ialah komen yg meruntuhkan dan bersikap prejudis terhadap Industri Kenderaan Nasional ni.Kesimpulan aku, dorang nie mmg JELES & HIPOKRIT. Bkn tahap bese2 nya hipokrit k? Nie tahap YAHUDI giler dapat tanah nya HIPOKRIT k...

Dorang yg bersikap negatif dgn kereta nasional nie sebenarnya aku tak kisah sgt, biasa arr PROTON buat silap (saper yg tak pernah erk? ) tp sampai tahap nk suh PROTON tutup?? Come on ahh, rakyat apa ye sikap camtu? Pernah dgr ke psl Rakyat Amerika minta Ford gulung tikar? Rakyat Jerman mintak Mercedez Bangkrap? Rakyat Jepun mintak Mitsubishi jahanam? Ada ke? Pernah ke??? :D Pada firasat aku ah, depa nie
mmg layak dilempang laju-laju je..... Dem!!!
Ni plak ialah jawapan Tun atas kenyataan sorang pengkomen beliaw.

SOUND BITES - PROTON
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Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
on November 5, 2009 7:30 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)
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Dear Ir. Syahrizan,

1. I am not going to deny that in my time Proton was protected. All countries including Britain, Germany, Japan and Korea protect their car market. Britain had Imperial Preference, Japan and Korea ensured no foreign cars could be imported, even America insists on Japanese, Korean and Germans producing their cars in America, employing Americans and paying high salaries.
2. The protection for Proton cars had been there all along. Without protection we would have no car industry. Proton gained 80 per cent of the market at one time benefiting from protectionism.
3. Because of the APs (Approved Permits) for cars from countries which Proton cannot penetrate (Korea and Japan) sales of Proton went down. Proton lost money, the foreigners made a lot of money with the lower price of their cars sold in Malaysia. Their lower price is due to volume i.e. economies of scale. We could not achieve this because of their protected car market.
4. Now Proton is fighting back despite imports of foreign cars. I was making a comparison only between Proton under the previous management and the present management. The present management is definitely more capable even though foreign cars are still coming in.
5. The keeness to buy Proton is because it is doing well and that it owns a lot of property.
6. I am not responsible for the recent National Automotive Policy. I am not in the Government now. Please make your complaints to the Government.