Proton S16 announced as new low cost sedan

Proton has announced the name and the on sale date for its new entry level sedan, which promises to be the lowest cost four door sedan on the Australian market.

The new Proton, to be known as the S16 in Australia, will officially go on sale on November 1 and will sell for a drive away [...]

Proton Jumbuck – Long Term Update

“Three months and all’s well for our long-term Jumbuck”
The Jumbuck has virtually become the CarAdvice mascot since joining us in late May with just about everyone in the Melbourne office having rotated through the car for a few weeks each.
Despite the almost universally preconceived notion that each of us has had before getting behind the [...]

Proton Exora announced as group returns to profit

Proton has returned to the black with a pre-tax profit of almost A$25 million for the first quarter of the Malaysian financial year – a 9.7 per cent gain on the same quarter last year.

The group says its improved performance was the result of a better product blend which also helped to minimise the [...]

Proton Jumbuck – Long Term Update

2009 Proton Jumbuck GLSi – Long Term Update

“It’s odd, but I’m becoming quite attached to the little Jumbuck”
- by Matt Brogan
If someone had told me eight weeks ago that I’d grow rather attached to our long-term Proton Jumbuck then they may have been met with a rather snide “yeah right”. Funnily enough the little utility’s [...]

Proton to sell cheapest car

Malaysian carmaker Proton Cars has revealed it plans to sell Australia’s cheapest car from early next year as part of a renewed assault on the Australian car market.

Currently the cheapest RRP for a car in Australia is tied between the Proton Savvy and the Hyundai Getz, both on $13,990.
Proton Managing Director John Startari has said [...]