(Centre) Dr Mahathir sits in a Proton Holdings Bhd sport utility vehicle before test driving it in Kuala Lumpur. - Pix by Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: Proton’s soon-to-be-launched sport utility vehicle (SUV) has received a rave review from Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“It’s very good. I found the quality to be very high and I think it’s a good car for the market,” he told a media conference at the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia headquarters in Menara Yayasan Selangor here.

In a Facebook posting yesterday, Dr Mahathir said he had test-driven the yet to be released Proton SUV model when officials of DRB-Hicom Bhd and Geely Group paid a visit to the Prime Minister’s Department last Friday.



The Proton SUV, which is based on the Geely Boyue SUV, is reportedly set to be launched by October.

“We want him (Li) to bring in manufacturers from China to help Malaysian manufacturers via joint ventures.

“Otherwise, they will bring in parts from other countries and Malaysian vendors will have to close down, which is not fair – and he agreed,” said Dr Mahathir.



 

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