Proton IDC at SHAH ALAM .
"We have a five year journey , we have to be better in the way we design , manufacture , sell and distribute our cars . We have to make sure our cars become much cheaper."
" This will involve produkt design , quality improvement and sourcing materials effectively from global suppliers " , Syed Zainal said after launching a " Innovation Driven Quality " campaign at the Proton IDC yesterday.
Meanwhille , Proton plans to introduce a turbo-charged version of its 1.6 Campro engine for the Exora MPV in the third quarter of this year.
"This Turbo-charged engine will also be in the future Proton models", Syed Zainal said , adding that the compagny was also finalising a project team for its small car (EMAS) collaboration with NISSAN .
He said the Proton Exora Hybrid was in final stage of testing and validation in Britain .
"There's another two weeks to go , we will deliver the cars to the Malaysian governement and selected customers for fleet-testing . If everything goes wel , the Exora Hybrid will be sold to the public next year ".