Proton offers storage facility to automakers in Thailand

SUBANG JAYA: Proton has offered its storage facility at its Tanjung Malim plant to automakers in Thailand affected by the flood crisis there.

"We are open for negotiations any time," its group managing director, Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, said Monday.

He was speaking at a press briefing on Proton's "Power Window Promise" here.

He said when the deadly tsunami struck Japan and jeopardised the auto industry, it prompted many automakers from the country to set up operations elsewhere.

"That is why we have joined hands with MMC Corporation Bhd to make us among the top destinations for storage," he added.

On Proton's operations in Thailand, Syed Zainal Abidin said the company's 34 sales outlets in the country were not badly affected.

"Thailand is a very important market for us and we are monitoring the situation closely. So far, the business there in terms of sales has not been disrupted," he added.

On Proton's "Power Window Promise", Syed Zainal Abidin said around 500,000 Proton cars are to benefit from the power window lifetime warranty.

He said the new warranty scheme was applicable to all new Proton models registered from Sept 1 onwards and current Proton models which were still under manufacturer's warranty as at the same date.

He said the warranty was applicable only to Proton car models sold in the domestic market and to both private and fleet owners.

"It covers four main components to the vehicle's power window mechanism, namely the power window regulator, power window motor, switches and run channel."
 -Bernama