SHIFTING up a gear is just what the automotive industry seems to be going through right now, with conglomerate DRB-Hicom Bhd playing matchmaker for national carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd and Japanese giant Honda Motor Co Ltd.
While merits of the deal have been speculated relentlessly by analysts and the media, not much have been said about the potential effect that would ripple through the entire local supply chain, driven by changes that would soon take place in Proton.
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