Proton to Re-Enter the Chilean Market

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian ambassador to Chile, Datuk Dr. Mohammad Rameez Yahaya revealed on his Facebook page that national automaker Proton is all set to re-enter the Chilean market next month with three of its models. These cars include the Saga, Preve and Exora which would arrive in Chile as the test cars before being launched in next April by its distributor, Andes Motor in the country. All of models will be in a left-hand drive configuration.

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Rameez was quoted as saying on his Facebook page “I had met Andes Motor general manager, Jorge Greene, and commercial manager, Maximiliano, last Thursday to discuss the matter. The company signed a distributor agreement with Proton and will receive its first three models in December”. Last week, he also had a meeting with Andes Motor general manager, Jorge Green and the company’s commercial manager Maximiliano.

Mohammad Rameez said that Andes Motor is expected to import a minimum of 500 Proton cars each year for the next five years. According to him, the deal will increase trade between Malaysia and Chile to USD$6 million (RM26.2 million) a year. The cars are expected to arrive Chile by next month. But before being transported from Port Klang, three units were tested for approval. In April, Chile’s ambassador to Malaysia, Christian Rehren said that Proton could re-enter the Chilean market this year by signing the Malaysian-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Proton’s venture in the South American country dates back to the 1990s. The national carmaker previously sold the Proton, Wira and the Satria there.

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