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| | Malaysia's on the move - government-produced vehicles dominate growing automobile industry Ward's Auto World - Find ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10) |
 | | An experiment begun in 1985 with a state-owned company to produce the Proton Saga, a rebadged Mitsubishi model, not only has spawned additional models but a second and third "national" car plus a "national" van. |
 | | And a new plant in Proton City, 56 miles (90 km) from here, is expected to reach 250,000 in 2000, mostly for export. |
 | | With scheduled capacity approaching 500,000, Proton plans to export 30% by then, up from a current 15%, mainly to small markets such as the Philippines where semi-knockdown assembly has begun. |
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