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The Proton Exora is the first national Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV), with more than 140,000 units sold worldwide. – Bernama
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IS IT TRUE OR ARE PEOPLE RUNNING DOWN PROTON AGAIN?
Do you remember this report or 10 December 2015?
Proton recalling 40,000 Exora Bold CFE MPVs
SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia – Proton is recalling Exora Bold CFE cars made between October 2011 and April this year due to a possible leakage in the radiator connector.
The Star/Asia News Network | Wednesday, Dec 10, 2014
Screencap of the posting circulating on social media about the Proton Exora which burst into flames on February 17.
Borneo Post Online
Proton looking into case of Exora burst into flames on highway
Posted on February 18, 2015, Wednesday
SUBANG JAYA: Proton Holdings Berhad (Proton) has gotten in touch with the owner of the Exora which burst into flames at the Cheneh exit along the East-Coast Highway Phase 2 to ensure the well-being of the owner and his family and to get the full details about the Exora.
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Dramatic photos of the Exora in flames have been circulating on social media since February 17. Some netizens posting the photos claimed that the Exora was faulty due to an increase in temperature as a result of over-filling of fuel, subsequently causing the car to catch fire, while others speculated that the incident was due to a leaking fuel tank.
Proton looking into case of Exora burst into flames on highway
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Star
Wednesday February 18, 2015 MYT 9:55:04 PM
Proton concerned over reports of Exora bursting into flames
KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd (Proton) is very concerned by photographs being circulated on social media of a Proton Exora bursting into flames at the Cheneh exit along the East-Coast Highway Phase 2 (LPT2) on Feb 17, 2015.
“In the postings, some of the netizens claimed that the Exora was faulty due to an increase in temperature as a result of over-filling of fuel, causing the car to catch fire, while others speculated that the incident was due to a leaking fuel tank,” the company said in a statement Wednesday.
Proton said it is investigating the matter closely and has got in touch with the owner of the vehicle to ensure the well-being of the owner and his family and to get the full details about the Exora.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/02/18/Proton-exora-statement/
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Proton recalling 40,000 Exora Bold CFE MPVs
Proton recalling 40,000 Exora Bold CFE MPVs due to possible leakage in radiator connector http://shar.es/1378kI
SUBANG JAYA, Malaysia – Proton is recalling Exora Bold CFE cars made between October 2011 and April this year due to a possible leakage in the radiator connector.
Proton CEO Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah said today the recall was a precautionary step to check for leakages.
No crashes, injuries or fatalities associated with the defect have been reported, said Abdul Harith.
Proton said in a statement that it would be sending letters to notify its customers of the matter, adding that the inspection is free.
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THE PROTON EXORA AS A TAXI
As of mid-April, there were 539 people driving the brown Exora, which was launched under the Teksi 1 Malaysia (Teks1m) initiative last year.
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Star
Wednesday April 30, 2014 MYT 3:46:40 PM
SPAD: All new taxis to be brown Proton Exora starting Nov 1
Some of the first Proton Taxi Exora taxis waiting to hit the streets.
KUALA LUMPUR: All budget and executive taxi operators with permits expiring by Oct 31 this year must change their car types to a brown Proton Exora.
The move, which comes under a taxi migration scheme by the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) will see 2,604 drivers in Malaysia using the brown Exora by the end of the year.
SPAD chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said those with permits expiring between May 1 and Oct 31 would be allowed to keep on using whatever car they had until November.
“As of May 1, those who have to change are given six months to migrate to the new taxi… we’ll give an extension. We hope they will (change their taxis),” he told reporters at SPAD headquarters Wednesday.
He added that drivers whose permits expired between May 1 and Oct 31 this year were welcome to switch to the Exora.
The move is expected to affect 42,642 budget and executive taxi drivers across Peninsular Malaysia.
Given that taxi permits have a 10-year lifespan, the last non-Proton Exora taxi is expected to disappear from Malaysia’s streets by the end of 2024.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/04/30/All-Taxis-Exora/
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THE PROTON EXORA AS A TAXI
15 April 2009: It is Malaysia’s first home-grown MPV.
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http://www.privatefleet.com.au/proton/proton-exora-review/4331/
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SPAD was still mulling over whether or not to replace all other taxis in the country with the brown Exora, though it would certainly be the case for city taxis.
The Star
Saturday October 12, 2013 MYT 8:02:01 AM
7,500 Exora taxis to hit the streets
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 7,500 “elegant brown” Proton Exora taxis will be hitting Malaysian streets by 2015, replacing all other models as the nation’s new taxis.
“We are keeping the same number (of taxis) or may even shrink the number. But out of the total, it will be 7,500 Proton Exoras,” Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chief executive officer Mohd Nur Ismal Kamal said.
He said that 200 Exora taxis were expected to be on roads here by the end of the month.
“By the first quarter of next year, a total of 1,000 of them will be in Penang, Johor Baru and here,” he said after launching the first 50 Exoras under the Teksi 1Malaysia scheme at Bandar Tasik Selatan Integrated Transport Terminal yesterday.
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The new taxi will have debit and credit card facilities and will gradually replace future budget, premier and executive-class taxis.
Fares for the new Exora will start at RM3, except for Penang island, which will start at RM4.
7500 Exora taxis to hit the streets
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Under TEKS1M, taxi owners need not pay a downpayment for their new vehicles, and the loan interest is fixed at 2% for seven years. The downpayment is paid for via a grant from Yayasan Rakyat 1Malaysia and rebates from Proton.
Star
Thursday September 19, 2013 MYT 9:17:04 AM
Only 85 taxi owners get loans to buy Exora
Complete package: Puspakom’s head of operations Datuk Ooi Win Juat (left) explaining to Syed Hamid how the new Proton Exora MPV taxis come fitted with the NGV system and tank during the latter’s visit to Puspakom in Shah Alam.
SHAH ALAM: Only 85 taxi owners under the 1Malaysia Taxi (TEKS1M) scheme have managed to get bank loans although 1,000 units of Proton Exora have been set aside under the scheme.
Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said only 85 loan applications had been approved by Bank Simpanan Nasional.
“Banks practise prudence in granting loans. For TEKS1M, the only authorised bank is Bank Simpanan Nasional.
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Proton Edar CEO Hisham Othman said that Proton had received 907 bookings under the TEKS1M scheme, but can only process the applications of those who had approved loans.
Only 85 taxi owners get loans to buy Exora – Nation | The Star Online
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