The ’special’ part of the story is that MOST (not saying all) of Protons suppliers are ‘you know who’ companies set up to supply Proton and ONLY Proton so as to give these ’suppliers’ a steady income.

You’ve seen it before, where the PM himself has called these suppliers lazy and accused them of taking things for granted and relying on Proton alone with no drive to expand their business.

So yes, there will be suffering, but i think that most of those who end up suffering deserve it and while no doubt there will be fall out, i think it will a significant portion of it will be confined to this demographic that has been having a good time at the expense of the rest of us.

But then again, what do i know? I’m no economist.

Hmm… I never expected to write another entry regarding Proton, after this piece written in October last year. But recent developments have encouraged me enough to again, give my two cents regarding “Malaysia’s National Car Company&#8…

It’s just wishful thinking that I had to say it out, yes there would be a lot of repercussions from the closure of Proton but all the AP issues and Proton making a loss .. etc etc etc in the automotive industry is just tiring. Proton is without a doubt not an "Ah Beng Auto Shop" hoping to survive on a day to day basis.

I’m just an unhappy automotive purchaser that’s tired of paying a premium on cars so that Proton can survive.

Proton has grown to a substantial size and influence. It is not that easy to say bye bye. If Proton closes down, our economy will be effected, that means you and me also will be effected. It is not always as glamourous as Proton goes down, then now we can have cheaper Toyotas or Hondas, and everyone happy.

If Proton close down, there will be thousands of unemployment (Proton alleged they have abt 10k staff). Also the automotive industry will crumble, meaning those suppliers and vendors that depends on Proton will die. People that manufacture headlights (ALMA) or exhaust (AISB) will suffer significantly.

I do not know to what extend Proton can influence the country but I can dare say it is not as easy as closing ‘Ah Beng Auto Shop’.

Personally, VW pulling off doesn’t really mean much to Proton. Proton still can carry on with their normal operation. Unless someone can tell me what happened at the back.