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The Volkswagen Group on Tuesday signed an agreement with Malaysia's DRB Hicom auto group for local vehicle assembly as the Wolfsburg-based automaker seeks to expand its operations in Southeast Asia under the Strategy 2018 growth program. The announcement came after VW abandoned alliance talks with Malaysian state-owned carmaker Proton earlier this year for undisclosed reasons. Read more »
- Malaysia's Proton, Owner Of Lotus, Officially Confirms Talks With General Motors
It's been rumored for a while now that Malaysia's national automaker, Proton Holdings Bhd, is looking for a partner while recently it also became known that the company is considering selling the Lotus brand. After certain reports on GM's...
- Proton Rebadges Mitsubishi Lancer And Calls It Inspira. Too Bad It Isn't An Evo..
Proton, Malaysia's national carmaker and owners of Lotus, has taken the wraps of its latest model. No, you aren't looking at a cheesy Photoshop and this isn't an April Fools joke come six months late: this is the firm's new mid-sized...
- Volkswagen And Porsche Close Merger Deal
Europe's largest automaker, Volkswagen, and Porsche announced today that they reached an agreement to merge their operations to create an integrated automotive group led by VW. Under the agreement, Volkswagen will buy a 42 percent stake in Porsche's...
- Mitsubishi And Proton Join Forces To Develop New Car
Malaysian national automaker Proton has formed an alliance with Japan's Mitsubishi for the development and production of a new car. Although details were not disclosed, it is reported that the two companies are working on a small hatchback that will...
- Volkswagen Ends Talks With Proton
Volkswagen has announced that it has terminated talks for a possible partnership with the Malaysian national carmaker Proton. Interestingly, this is the second time in two years that VW has failed to reach a deal with the Malaysian government owned carmaker....
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Volkswagen to Build Cars in Malaysia, will Start with the Passat from 2011
The Volkswagen Group on Tuesday signed an agreement with Malaysia's DRB Hicom auto group for local vehicle assembly as the Wolfsburg-based automaker seeks to expand its operations in Southeast Asia under the Strategy 2018 growth program. The announcement came after VW abandoned alliance talks with Malaysian state-owned carmaker Proton earlier this year for undisclosed reasons. Read more »
- Malaysia's Proton, Owner Of Lotus, Officially Confirms Talks With General Motors
It's been rumored for a while now that Malaysia's national automaker, Proton Holdings Bhd, is looking for a partner while recently it also became known that the company is considering selling the Lotus brand. After certain reports on GM's...
- Proton Rebadges Mitsubishi Lancer And Calls It Inspira. Too Bad It Isn't An Evo..
Proton, Malaysia's national carmaker and owners of Lotus, has taken the wraps of its latest model. No, you aren't looking at a cheesy Photoshop and this isn't an April Fools joke come six months late: this is the firm's new mid-sized...
- Volkswagen And Porsche Close Merger Deal
Europe's largest automaker, Volkswagen, and Porsche announced today that they reached an agreement to merge their operations to create an integrated automotive group led by VW. Under the agreement, Volkswagen will buy a 42 percent stake in Porsche's...
- Mitsubishi And Proton Join Forces To Develop New Car
Malaysian national automaker Proton has formed an alliance with Japan's Mitsubishi for the development and production of a new car. Although details were not disclosed, it is reported that the two companies are working on a small hatchback that will...
- Volkswagen Ends Talks With Proton
Volkswagen has announced that it has terminated talks for a possible partnership with the Malaysian national carmaker Proton. Interestingly, this is the second time in two years that VW has failed to reach a deal with the Malaysian government owned carmaker....