Perusahaan Otomobile Nasional Berhad, or PROTON, was incorporated on 7th May 1983 to manufacture, assemble and sell motor vehicles and related products including accessories, spare parts and other components.
Proton produced Malaysia's first car the Saga (MPI) which was launched in July 9th 1985 by the then Prime Minister Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad who had originally conceived the idea of a Malaysian motor car.
The model range in Malaysia now consists of Waja (Impian), Satria, Wira, Iswara (MPI), Arena (Jumbuck), Perdana, Juara, GEN-2 and Savvy.
The main plant, covering 99,400 sqm is situated at Shah Alam near Kuala Lumpur. The site also houses an engine and transmission factory, a castings plant, R & D centre and a semi-high speed test track. Impian is manufactured at a medium volume factory on the same site. The Shah Alam factory is currently producing 240,000 units per annum.
Proton cars are now exported to 50 countries worldwide. With a solid base built up over the last 15 years, Malaysia's car manufacturing industry is progressing rapidly.
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