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e of the main objectives for the creation of Perusahaan
Otomobil Nasional Berhad (PROTON), was to propel Malaysia
into 21st century as an industrialized nation, where the
acquisition of the technological knowledge, know-how and
expertise, would help the county achieve both short-term
and long-term goals.
As a strategic component of Malaysia's Industrial Master
Plan (IMP), PROTON's objectives include the development
of indigenous research and development capabilities, world
class manufacturing and production standards, design capabilities
as well as a presence in the global market.
This continuous process of improvement and global competitiveness
has produced on of the largest pools of trained and talented
engineer in Malaysia, many of whom are specialized in
diverse and highly-specialised areas including automotive,
materials and design engineering.
Using the resources, technology, innovations, manpower
and design capabilities either made available to or nurtured
by PROTON, the national car project has made a significant
impact in the automotive industry.
The investment into developing research and design capabilities-which
includes the expertise of PROTON's wholly-owned subsidiary
Lotus Engineering UK, one of the world's leading automotive
engineering consultancy companies, has provided PROTON
with an invaluable resource which has helped place the
national car company at the forefront of the automotive
industry.
On
e of the main objectives for the creation of Perusahaan
Otomobil Nasional Berhad (PROTON), was to propel Malaysia
into 21st century as an industrialized nation, where the
acquisition of the technological knowledge, know-how and
expertise, would help the county achieve both short-term
and long-term goals.