Singapore

Second country after Singapore to receive the Proton Persona sedan

Brunei, 8 April– PROTON revved up its export optimisation plans with the launch of Persona in Brunei. The sedan was launched by the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam, Dato Ku’ Jaafar Ku Shaari.

The PROTON Persona, which has been driving sales in the domestic market with over 35,000 bookings since its launch on 16 July 2007, was first exported to Singapore in October last year and is expected to be a key factor in PROTON’s export optimisation drive.

Brunei has been a good market for PROTON and the company sees it as a potentially strong growth market and is confident of Persona’s performance in the country.

KARIYA (Japan), March 28, 2008 - DENSO Corporation announced today that on April 1 it will consolidate DENSO International Asia Pte. Ltd. (DIAS), DENSO's Singapore-based regional headquarters for the Asia and Oceania region, and DENSO International Singapore Pte. Ltd. (DISP), DENSO's Singapore-based subsidiary that is responsible for sales of aftermarket products in the Asia and Oceania and Middle East regions.
The consolidated company, DIAS, will oversee operations, including finance and distribution for DENSO group companies in Asia and Oceania, and aftermarket sales operations in the Asia and Oceania and Middle East regions.

Nov. 28, 2007 -- Aston Martin is launching an exciting new one-make race series for Asia. This follows the announcement of two new Aston Martin dealerships in Shanghai and Beijing.

Called the Aston Martin Asia Cup (AMAC), the series starts in 2008 and will consist of 12 races throughout the Asia Pacific region including China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. Each race will feature a grid of 18 Aston Martin Vantage N24s, a 4.3 litre race-developed evolution of the V8 Vantage which has been proven in endurance and sprint races in Europe and the Middle East.

PROTON PERSONA CROSSES THE CAUSEWAY

Shah Alam, 4 October 2007 – Persona, PROTON's pride and joy, made its debut in the export market today with its launch in Singapore.

The PROTON Persona, which has been driving sales in the domestic market with more than 18,000 bookings since its launch on 15 August 2007 and about 6,000 deliveries to-date, will similarly be key in PROTON's export optimisation drive.

Singapore is one of PROTON's traditional export market, in which an average of over 1,000 Proton cars have been sold annually in the last three years. It is apt that the Republic is the first export market for this newest addition to PROTON's range of models.