Auto Industry News

VHRR Festival of Sport - for all motor sports enthusiasts


Feb 27, 2010

The VHRR Phillip Island Classic ‘Festival of Sport’ will be held at Phillip Island, Victoria on 19 – 21 March 2010.

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Proton Announces Plans to Expand with Australias Lowest Priced Car


Jul 05, 2009

Proton Cars has announced a revitalised assault on the Australian car market and has signalled it will launch Australia’s lowest priced sedan, which it believes will be the perfect answer to the current financial climate.

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Proton Satria Neo Proving A Hit On Top Gear Australia


Feb 16, 2009

Proton’s stylish, sure footed and economical Satria Neo hatch has become a TV star thanks to its role in SBS’ headline show Top Gear Australia.

The Proton Satria Neo is the car used in the show’s star in a bog standard car segment filmed on the show’s special test track at Camden Aerodrome which gives celebrities the challenge of setting a fast lap around the challenging track in a standard machine.

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Proton Satria Neo S2000 Makes Successful Rally Debut In Europe 2009


Feb 10, 2009

Proton’s Satria Neo has become the latest S2000 rally car to be homologated by the world governing body of motorsport the FIA.

The new S2000 Satria enjoyed a highly competitive debut at the final round of the 2008 European Rally Championship, the Rallye Antibes Cote d’Azur in the South of France.

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Persona Brings A Fresh New Face And Improved Quality For Proton In Australia


Aug 29, 2008

Proton Cars has launched an all-new Persona onto the Australian market with fresh styling, improved build quality and better performance.

The new Persona shares only its name with the previous Proton Persona model, a car that was sold in Australia between 1995 and 2005. The new model however is based on the Proton designed and developed GEN.2 platform and uses an improved version of Proton’s own Campro 1.6 litre twin cam engine.

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Proton Set To Tackle Indian Frontier


Jun 30, 2008

Malaysian national car maker Proton has announced its plans to enter the Indian market. The company is initially planning to market three models, Savvy, Saga and Persona to the burgeoning Indian market

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Proton Announces Bouyant Financial Results 2007-08


May 30, 2008

The introduction of new models including the Persona and Saga and a revitalised model line-up has led Malaysian car maker Proton back into profit for the first time in two years.

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