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Lotus and Proton
Syed Zainal is adamant that Lotus should be kept under Proton.
“We are using the brand to penetrate into a few markets, like China and soon, India,” he blurted out in defence.
He told us to be patient and wait for the coming Paris Motor Show.
“Lotus will have new products, and they will be revealed in the motor show,” he revealed.
Syed Zainal also spilled out that Toyota will soon make an announcement that the Japanese company will be having more technical collaboration with Lotus in the near future, a very important milestone indeed for the English firm.
“We are also thinking of combining the engineering companies together, which means Proton’s engineering firm and the Lotus engineering company will be merged. This will give the new company a stronger portfolio,” he said.
The biggest news to us is that Syed Zainal toyed around with the idea of having a sub-brand under Lotus.
“There is a gap between Proton and Lotus, and a new sub-brand can certainly benefit both companies. Lotus can work on our future production models and have a more pedestrian offerings to the market,” he pointed out.
CBT believes that Syed Zainal and his team have the proper ideas to ensure that the brand will still be viable in the future.
Accepting that the market needs to be liberated is a good sign, and we hope the government will not be too slow in allowing Proton to really compete in the free world.
Ik denk spontaan aan Renault, weinig markt in Azie, maar met Nissan/Infinity wel een mooi deel in de US. BMW zou ook geen gek idee zijn. Zij zullen zwaar moeten uitbreiden, willen ze concurrentieel blijven met de VAG groep en Mercedes.co-driver schreef: Syed Zainal , however , refused to delve deeper , but confirmed that Proton is in serius discussions with an European player , an emerging brand.
"It seems that this company needs a strong foothold in Asean and we can provide that. They are also able to help us in the European market , plus may be in the American market too," he said.