Pasukan Proton Motorsports menang 1-2 di Rali New Zealand APRC 2011

Pasukan Proton Motorsports membuktikan jentera Satria Neo S2000 mempunyai ramuan terbaik untuk muncul juara dalam perlumbaan Kejuaran Rali Asia Pasifik (APRC) 2011 kali ini selepas empat pusingan acara perlumbaan tersebut berlangsung.

Buktinya kemenangan kali ketiga dalam perlumbaan yang berlangsung di New Zealand kelmarin, dengan mencatatkan kemenangan 1-2 apabila Chris Atkinson menamatkan perlumbaan di tempat pertama dan Alister McRae di tempat ketujuh keseluruhan, namun dikalangan pemandu berdaftar APRC, beliau berada di tempat kedua, memberikan Proton mata maksimum dalam Rali Antarabangsa Whangarei APRC 2011.

Selepas New Zealand, pusingan kelima APRC 2011 akan berpindah ke Rali Hokkaido di Jepun pada bulan September depan, seterusnya pusingan terakhir akan berlangsung di China. Melihat kepada prestasi semasa ketika ini, pasukan Proton Motorsports dan jentera Satria Neo S2000 dijangka tidak menghadapi masalah untuk muncul juara keseluruhan.

Berikut ialah siaran akhbar rasmi yang dikeluarkan oleh Proton berkenaan kemenangan jentera Satria Neo S2000 dalam perlumbaan APRC 2011 di Rali Antarabangsa Whangarei New Zealand, teruskan bacaan dan saksikan foto-foto menarik aksi Satria Neo S2000 sepanjang tempoh perlumbaan berlangsung.

PROTON Wins New Zealand Rally

PROTON’s Satria Neo S2000 surged ahead to claim its third successive victory in the Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) ,winning the Pacific Cup and with driver Chris Atkinson finishing first outright in the International Rally of Whangarei in New Zealand.

Three victories in four rounds of the APRC contested so far consolidate PROTON’s position at the top of the 2011 APRC Manufacturer’s and Driver’s standings, with two more rounds of the championship to be run.

PROTON’s Alister McRae finished seventh overall in the rally but was second amongst the registered APRC contenders to give PROTON a 1-2 finish for maximum points in the championship. He was in 3rd overall for most of the day in a battle with highly experienced Kiwi, Richard Mason who was fourth. Unfortunately, a spin in SS15, the 2nd last stage of the day dropped him to 7th.

PROTON also went on to clinch first and second places in the two-wheel drive category of the APRC championship with drivers Karamjit Singh and Akira Bamba in the PROTON Cusco Rally Team 1600cc Satria Neos. Karamjit and Akira finished 4th and 5th overall in the APRC classification, 18th and 19th overall for the International Rally of Whangarei respectively from a field of 48 cars that restarted the second day of rallying. A third 1600cc Satria Neo at the hands of Indian driver Sanjay Ram finished 21st.

For Atkinson, victory in New Zealand was his third after Malaysia and New Caledonia. The Australian and former World Rally Championship (WRC) driver ran a trouble-free rally over the final day’s eight special stages contested against the backdrop of intermittent rain, setting fastest times on five special stages to seal victory for PROTON 12.4 seconds ahead of local favourite Hayden Paddon in a Subaru Impreza WRX STi.

Chasing Atkinson to reduce a 6.2-second overnight lead, Paddon went off the road near the end of the second special stage, bending a steering arm. Atkinson maintained great consistency throughout the two-day event and had even gone on to set a new record in the 10.99km special stage 14 with a time of 6 minutes 48.5 seconds, bettering the previous record held by Paddon by five seconds.

“PROTON finished second here last year and to win this time round reflects on the amount of work that has gone into developing a rally-winning car,” said Atkinson who seized the lead in the rally from the third special stage of the first day. “The Proton Satria Neo S2000 was trouble free all weekend and I didn’t have to do much with the setup, with tyre choices deciding the day.” “It wasn’t an easy rally though with Hayden Paddon putting lots of pressure on me all weekend and we’re now looking forward to Hokkaido, Japan.” He added.

While the stages were generally fast and smooth flowing, the cold and wet conditions did provide a degree of challenge to drivers who were forced to contend with puddles and slippery patches. Among those who retired from the rally were the Team MRF’s and defending APRC champion Katsuhiko Taguchi and team mate Gaurav Gill, and Pertamina Cusco Racing’s Rifat Sungkar, all three driving a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X.

“This has been a fantastic result for PROTON and a further testimony to the Satria Neo S2000’s coming of age in international rallying. Tremendous effort has gone into the development of the car and it’s incredibly rewarding to see the hard work beginning to pay huge dividends,” said Datuk Abdul Razak Dawood, the Head of PROTON Motorsports.

“What has been equally commendable is the performance of the 1600cc Satria Neo in only its first year of competition. The Satria Neo’s competitiveness is underlined in New Zealand with the first and second placings in the two-wheel drive category.”

Round five of the APRC moves to the Rally of Hokkaido in Japan in September with the final round being the China Rally in November.

Sumber foto : Facebook rasmi Proton Motorsports 

credit to: arena  kereta

20 JENAMA&JENIS KERETA YANG PALING POPULAR 2011 -TAHNIAH PROTON

Tahniah diucapkan kepada perusahaan automotif nasional berhad PROTON kerana berjaya mencatat jualan kereta tertinggi untuk fasa Januari hingga Mei 2011 dengan jumlah jualan sebanyak 72,211 di Malaysia.Seterusnya berjaya memintas PERODUA yang mencatat jualan sebanyak 70,597.PERODUA telah berjaya menguasai perusahaan automotif Malaysia sejak tahun 2006.


Kereta Proton Saga mencatatkan jualan paling tinggi tahun ini dari Januari-Mei 2011sekaligus memintas kereta Perodua Myvi.Jualan Proton Saga antara Jan-Mei 2011 adalah sebanyak  33,649 manakala Myvi mencatat jualan sebanyak 31,328.




Berikut adalah senarai Jenama kereta terlaris JAN-MEI 2011:

TOP 20 BRANDS IN MAY
	BRAND	APR	MAY	JAN - MAY
1	PROTON	13,238	14,103	72,211
2	PERODUA	13,779	11,157	70,597
3	TOYOTA	7,944	6,048	34,700
4	NISSAN	2,570	2,441	13,910
5	HONDA	3,603	2,140	17,287
6	HYUNDAI-INOKOM	916	1,065	4,945
7	NAZA	957	985	4,142
8	MITSUBISHI	895	965	5,079
9	SUZUKI	691	718	3,471
10	MAZDA	562	596	2,452
11	PEUGEOT	514	527	2,579
12	FORD	645	514	2,965
13	MERCEDES-BENZ	482	501	2,211
14	ISUZU	510	489	2,465
15	VOLKSWAGEN	503	455	2,057
16	BMW	403	443	2,028
17	CHERY	196	300	1,183
18	KIA	196	180	645
19	CHEVROLET	109	123	458
20	VOLVO	54	96	326
	OTHERS	298	231	1,139
	TOTAL	49,065	44,077	246,850
	Excludes commercial vehicles such as buses, panel vans etc. Source: Malaysian Auomotive Association (MAA)

Berikut adalah senarai Model kereta terlaris JAN-MEI 2011:

TOP 20 MODELS IN MAY 2011
	MODEL	MAY	JAN - MAY
1	PROTON SAGA	6,674	33,649
2	PERODUA VIVA	4,659	25,083
3	PROTON PERSONA	4,294	20,205
4	PERODUA MYVI	3,636	31,328
5	PERODUA ALZA	2,862	14,179
6	PROTON EXORA	1,882	9,098
7	TOYOTA VIOS	1,711	11,642
8	TOYOTA HILUX	1,305	8,716
9	NISSAN GRAND LIVINA	1,030	5,646
10	TOYOTA CAMRY	777	3,376
11	TOYOTA AVANZA	695	3,101
12	MITSUBISHI TRITON	666	3,473
13	PROTON INSPIRA	616	4,654
14	NAZA FORTE (+FORTE KOUP)	557	2,390
15	TOYOTA COROLLA ALTIS	529	2,672
16	HONDA CIVIC	517	3,513
17	HONDA ACCORD	496	1,860
18	HONDA CITY	493	6,759
19	ISUZU D-MAX	489	2,465
20	SUZUKI SWIFT	468	2,351

Proton SAGA mencatat jualan Jan-Mei 2011

Perodua MYVi masih menjadi pilihan walaupun jualan berkurang pada  Mei 2011

NOTES FOR MAY 2011 SALES:

1. The Perodua Viva overtook Myvi in sales as the first generation of the latter was being phased out and stocks were low.
2. Reduced supply of certain Japanese models saw their numbers falling in May.
3. The Chevrolet Cruze had its best month ever in Malaysia with 111 units sold.
4. The Naza/Kia Forte is the best-selling Korean-based model.
5. For a more detailed report, visit May 2011 Market Report (Models)

Harga kereta kat Malaysia mahal? Sebab ape?

Kali ni kita cakap- cakap pasal kereta pulak. Tapi bukan nak specific jenis kereta je. Tapi aku cuma nak kongsi pendapat pasal harga kereta kat Malaysia. Ape yang korang perasan dengan harga kereta kat Malaysia? Murah ke mahal?

Perbandingan aku bila aku search harga kereta Mitsubishi Evo 9 kat internet untuk US market. Baru $24,000. Tapi bila sampai kat Malaysia dah RM 180,000++ . Bukan tu je, bila nak beli kena pulak consider interest rate yang lebih kurang 3%++. Jadi kalau nak bayar untuk tempoh masa 9 tahun interest lebih kurang 27%. Total harga kereta dah mencecah RM 223,200. Bulan - bulan pulak kena bayar RM 2066++. Mahal kan?


Mungkin akan ada orang yang cakap beli ikut kemampuan. Tapi betul ke? Kereta aku Satria Neo harga baru RM 57,000++ , tapi interest nak kena bayar 4% tu dah cecah RM 28,000++. Untuk kereta Malaysia. Bila fikir-fikir balik, sangat tak patut interest yang dikenakan oleh bank. Kira nilai interest yang aku perlu bayar je dah dekat separuh harga kereta.

Apa sebab harga kereta kat Malaysia ni mahal?

1. Aku dengar yang harga kereta import mahal sebab nak jaga Proton, Perodua. Sebab kalau harga kereta import murah, nanti tak ade orang nak beli kereta Malaysia.


2. Nak bagi pemegang AP bisnes. Sebab diorang boleh buat duit dengan jual AP yang diorang ade. Sebab pemegang AP boleh import kereta murah, tapi boleh jual dengan harga 3 kali ganda.

Tu sebab- sebab yang selalu aku dengar. Tapi perlu ke harganya terlalu tinggi sampai macam tu? Bukan apa. Aku kadang- kadang kesian, bila tengok orang yang tak mampu beli kereta. Kadang-kadang tu, satu motor naik sampai 4 orang. Ye la kan, kalau nak beli kereta kancil, tak pun second hand kancil kurang-kurang dah ade dalam 10 ribu. Tu pun kalau kereta tu ok lagi. Tapi kereta Malaysia ni terus terang nak cakap bukan senang nak tahan sampai 20 tahun kan? Hmmmm.







Antara gambar kereta pemimpin negara kita. Jauh nak dibezakan dengan kita kan?... Hmmmm...






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