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by Sean Loo 22 July 2026

Geely Automobile Research Institute (GRI) at Hangzhou Bay

Beyond Manufacturing – How Proton And Geely Are Building The Future Together At Hangzhou Bay

Once upon a time, automotive partnerships largely revolved around sharing engines, platforms and technologies. One company would build the car, while another would simply place its badge on the bonnet. Today's automotive landscape is rather different. Success is increasingly determined not by what manufacturers can achieve individually, but by how effectively they collaborate. Engineering talent, research capabilities and technological expertise now flow freely across borders, allowing brands to move faster than ...

by Sean Loo 22 July 2026

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First Drive – Proton e.MAS 5

The Proton e.MAS 5 is billed as “Malaysia’s first affordable EV”, and despite its compact size, it packs quite a punch. An affordable national car does not need to produce supercar figures, arrive dripping in carbon fibre or promise technology borrowed from a spacecraft. To benefit a country, it simply needs to be attainable, useful and good enough to make everyday commuters sit up and pay attention. This is what the ...

by Sean Loo 22 July 2026

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First Drive – Proton e.MAS 7 PHEV

There is something rather poetic about Proton finally building a plug-in hybrid, and the Proton e.MAS 7 PHEV is certainly ready to step up to the challenge. For decades, Proton has been synonymous with providing Malaysians with honest, accessible motoring. It has weathered changing consumer tastes, embraced partnerships with some of the industry's biggest names, and most recently, accelerated headlong into the electrified era. And it has done so rather quickly. Since ...

by Ben Chia 6 July 2026

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Proton e.Mas 5 officially launched in Singapore

Proton’s second EV model, the e.Mas 5, has been officially launched in Singapore, with a starting retail price of $158,988 with COE. Proton’s second EV model, the e.Mas 5, is now officially on sale in Singapore, following a launch event held at the brand’s official distributor Vincar’s showroom at Leng Kee Road on 3 July. The e.Mas 5 joins the larger e.Mas 7 in the Proton lineup here, and the car has ...

by Ben Chia 15 June 2026

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Vincar Group appoints Evolve Cars as new Proton dealer in Singapore

Vincar Group has appointed Evolve Cars as a new dealer for Proton in Singapore, and marked the occasion with the opening of its new showroom in Ubi. Vincar Group, the authorised distributor for Proton in Singapore, has appointed Evolve Cars as a new official dealer for the brand here. It commemorated the occasion with the opening of Evolve Cars’s new Proton showroom at the Automobile Megamart building at Ubi on 11 ...

by Sean Loo 9 May 2026

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Proton e.MAS 5 Opens For Booking In Singapore At Car Expo 2026

Officially launched at The Car Expo 2026, the Proton e.MAS 5 has now opened for bookings locally following its earlier preview at the Singapore Motorshow 2026. And unlike many newcomers entering the market with ambitious promises and little track record, the e.MAS 5 already comes with a sizeable reputation attached. Internationally sold as the Geely EX2, and known in China as the Geely Xingyuan, the model is currently China’s best-selling EV. Closer ...