https://www.scmp.com/rss/324000/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Malaysia’s newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has raised the possibility of a new national car project, putting behind him the mixed fortunes of his previous initiative, Proton, launched over three decades ago. “We need to go back to the idea of a national car,” he announced at the 24th Nikkei Conference in Tokyo on his first foreign trip since his election last month. “Our ambition is to start another national car, perhaps with some help from our partners in Southeast Asia … we want... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2151034/china-no-longer-aboard-mahathir-opens-new-chapter-saga-malaysian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2151034/china-no-longer-aboard-mahathir-opens-new-chapter-saga-malaysian?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Jun 2018 02:30:30 +0000 China’s Geely Automobile Holdings has emerged the clear leader ahead of France’s Renault and Peugeot parent PSA in the queue of suitors for Malaysia’s Proton carmaker. That’s great for Geely – the news it is in pole position to buy a 51 per cent controlling stake in the country’s largest carmaker has sent its shares to an all-time high (they have tripled in the last 12 months) and sets up its push into Southeast Asia. If the deal goes through, Geely will get access to Proton’s assembly line in... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/business/article/2069928/proton-saga-why-would-malaysia-sell-its-symbol-dignity-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/business/article/2069928/proton-saga-why-would-malaysia-sell-its-symbol-dignity-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Feb 2017 02:30:15 +0000