Correct me if i'm wrong, Proton survived because malaysia's automotive industry is still designed to protect Proton, they didn't actually succeed in doing it on their own. They have the government to thank for that. OF COURSE proton is making huge profits, Check the price of our Gen2 in UK and Arab... you'll be surprised how much the the rakyat is getting conned to help the company stay afloat....You know whut ... Mitsu is very clever company, they made Evo X with high cost RnD but how they gain back the return ? by selling large volume of Evo X ?? NO ... of cos with the high sale volume of the Lancer GT!!
Same goes to Civic type R and normal Civic ..
Proton even smarter, the've got Lancer and rebadge into inspira ... what is the most important objective of a company ? Profit !!!
do u know how much the cost of RnD for the new car ??
When most of the car maker companies fall during the recession .. Proton stand still .. i have to agree, they're quite smart. Thanks to new SAGA and Exora. They make money rather than lost ...
I still remember most of proton basher here are praying for that Proton company to gulung tikar during the recession..
But then that will come down to tax structure and stuff and its the same story all over again on why Malaysian car so expensive and alot of Bull...
Peace. Just my 0.005 cents