New look: Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (left) and DRB-Hicom chairman Tan Sri Mohd Khamil Jamil (in striped shirt) posing with the newly-launched Saga in Shah Alam. With them are Syed Faisal (right) and Ahmad Fuaad. – Bernama
SHAH ALAM: Proton Holdings Bhd will remain a Malaysian company with DRB-Hicom Bhd
being its substantial shareholder, even as the owner of the national carmaker weighs its options on a foreign partner.
DRB-Hicom, which owns 100% of Proton, had confirmed shortlisting five potential strategic partners in a government-imposed plan to turn around the loss-making carmaker and make it a global player.
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