tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31876244.post1434534265800282066..comments2023-10-28T23:35:14.035+08:00Comments on M a l a y s i a W a t c h: Writing's on the Wall for Proton?H J Angushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193109066207549502noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31876244.post-45331258299141780952007-06-09T05:47:00.000+08:002007-06-09T05:47:00.000+08:00Somewhere along the lines, Proton made a strategic...Somewhere along the lines, Proton made a strategic misstep. They failed to capitalise on the small car market which Perodua took on.<BR/><BR/>Did politics play a role in this by allowing a second car manufacturer get into the market ? Proton could have had the small and mid-sized car market all to themselves but decided to go up the market segments.<BR/><BR/>At the end, the local market (once allowed to compete on more equal footing) decided. And if you cannot compete in your own national market, how to compete globally ?Trashedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16253745273987433750noreply@blogger.com