Mass production for Proton hybrid cars in 2011

Malaysian automobile manufacturer Proton is hoping to embark on mass production of its hybrid cars by 2011, said Managing Director Syed Zainal Syed Mohamad Tahir. He said it was being developed through collaboration with its British subsidiary Lotus and several component suppliers. Proton would first assemble hybrid vehicles as government fleet vehicles, especially in Malaysia’s new administrative capital Putrajaya before going for mass production in 2011. (December 2, 2009)