Proton nak RM 1.7b

hyphrigian

Proton requesting RM1.7 billion in funding
In Cars, Local News, Proton        / By Anthony Lim        / 21 July 2014 12:58 pm


RM 1,700,000,000.00

It has been reported that national carmaker Proton has applied for financial support from the government – the company has submitted a request for a RM1.7 billion grant from the Economic Council (EC), which is chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Razak, according to reports from The Edge and The Star.

Last week, the automaker said it was seeking reimbursement from the government for the money it has spent on research and development (R&D) to produce new cars.

“We have asked the government to reimburse some of the money we invested on R&D projects. “This is a normal practice in the car industry, where incentives are given to carmakers for development of new technology,” Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had said.


Back in March, the company was said to have requested for funding from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), which never materialised. Proton denied then that it applied for any development fund from MITI and Petronas, and also dismissed reports that it had committed RM3.8 billion to fund its business plans until 2017.

Now, the request for funding seems to be going higher up the chain. A source told The Edge that “both the Treasury and the Economic Planning Unit are studying Proton’s request. The amount is just too much, for such a sum to be approved, it would need some form of political intervention.”

Meanwhile, MITI also had something to say about the matter. “Proton has approached us for support. As this requires a budget allocation, MITI has been engaging with the Finance Ministry and the Economic Planning Unit. No decision has been made yet,” Minister of International Trade and Industry, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed told The Star.

Proton’s chief executive officer Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah, however, told the publication that he wasn’t aware of any recent meeting or presentation made to the EC requesting the amount.

The national carmaker is set to launch a new car, which it said has cost as much as RM300 million to develop, before the end of the year. This new car is expected to be the much-awaited Global Small Car (code-named P2-30A).

Mahathir had indicated that the model would be priced higher than expected to account for better quality. The company, he added, has spent a lot of money to make sure that the best materials are being used.

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Muntz

Adoiyai. Tak mustahil satu hari nanti semua org yg nak berbisnes, mintak grant dari gomen utk modal, R&D,  bayar gaji pekerja etc. Baik suruh gomen jer berbisnes kalau gitu.

hyphrigian

Hidup ketuanan proton

znuyul

pelik la..proton ni banyak kot makan duit rakyat,,keta proton ni kalau jual dkt lua bukan main murah...jual dkt rakyat mahal bukan men..buat mcmnih pun stll xde duit..mintak mcm2 dengan kerajaan lak..

mrseller

Beberapa blas tahun ni apa proton wat? Melayu melayu , mamak masuk jentik tulur semua baru mau wat keja :lol

spiderman80

znuyul posted on 21-7-2014 05:16 PM
pelik la..proton ni banyak kot makan duit rakyat,,keta proton ni kalau jual dkt lua bukan main murah ...

Baik ko jangan kutuk Proton ....nanti digelar racist ataupun tak patriotik.

mikasa

Sikit je pun dia mintak.bagi je la.tak luak nye pun

freebird

camni lah caranya said baukari al bangla meniaga.....
dan makcik pakcik felda pprt pun kagum lah sekagum-kagumnya...
janji dia derma buat surau kat felda gedangsa...

nour2001

manyak cantik...

taikor

mosti dapat punya...

hyphrigian

Dekat 30 tahun meniaga nak kena tongkat jugak...mampoih

drivethru

jgn melawan ckp atuk det. bagi jer ape yg dia mintak.

brownstone

Tok sah dok bagi...biar melingkup...kata dulu ada aset bilion2... Siap buat kilang undercapacity lagi.


Nak tunggu kejayaan proton small global car...kalau majoriti unit terjual di Malaysia aja...bukan global car lah namanya.

AdsMsia

bagi je
duit kwsp melambak lagi nun
tabung haji pun
berbilion2 makan tak habis sampai kiamat

ang_bess

ape significant jual kt bukhari kalau still mintak gomen funding. nanti jual kereta duit masuk poket bukhari, gomen x dpt aper.indeed,rakyat kene beli proton lagi mahal dari sblum ni

otai_g

proton dan x de kualiti berpisah tiada..

kecimpret

Kalo kasi kat proton, GLC lain takkan tgk je..MAS kurang2 nak 5billion..kah kah

cmf_premierleag

"Rm 1.7 bil tu masih sikit jika dibandingkn dgn negara2 lain spt zimbabwe nigeria ghana"...ujar menteri hamno

XxNotTruexX

Jika Proton mintak RM1.7 billion .... Kasihlah RM17.0 billion agar Proton kebanggaan Malasya itu menjadi perusahaan otomotive terbesar dan terbaik di dunia ini .....

Jangan biarkan Priton bangkrut ....

kecimpret

Saham dah jual tp masih mintak tongkat..dah kasi tongkat masih x berjaya gak