I must say, the new ones have a more realistic list price than many other manufacturers.

Thanks Auristocrat

I read today they are working on a re-bagged, cheap interior fit out of the current Honda Accord.

Now that would be interesting.

Perodua UK have been (allegedly) blocked from bringing the Alza to the UK by Toyota.

The Myii is a good reliable car built on proven Toyota/Daihatsu components, but is now starting to show its age.

I wonder if Perodua will continue in the UK if/when the Myii production is halted.

In many ways the original Sirion/Myii/Jimny was a car ahead of its time with high mpg from a petrol engine, lots of space in a small package and low road tax.

Edited by daveyK_UK on 06/05/2013 at 02:46

I do recall that they were used as hire cars by a major fleet 10 years ago - and were (in my opinion) awful. Notwithstanding that the Mitsubishi Colt based Satrias /Compacts from a few years back are covetted as cheap competion cars for road etc rallying.

Proton are (or were until recently) used as police cars around Hull, I think complete with LPG conversions. They are one of the very few UK suppliers to have a factory approved etc LPG conversion.

Their first car to be produced in left hand drive was the Wira which they exported to Continenal Europe from '94 - sales were modest in both Germany and Belgium and they later withdrew from both Continental Europe and Latin America.

Current export markets include the UK, Cyprus, Australia, Japan, China - total of about 24.

Their latest model is the Preve - a 1.6 engined C segment sized car (Focus/Golf) - which was introduced in 2012. Replaces the Persona/Gen2, and is supposed to be coming to the UK later this year.

Don't suppose they really helped themselves in the UK with names like the Proton Savvy - which is called the Saga in the domestic market (as was their first Lancer-based model which later became the MPi).

Edited by Auristocrat on 07/05/2013 at 01:40

Yes - the Impian was made by Proton