Two-car race gets hotter

FOR years, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) had little reason to look at the rearview mirror.

It was streets ahead of fellow national carmaker Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd (Proton) in terms of market share and the question was rarely whether Perodua would remain Malaysia’s No 1 carmaker, but how far ahead it would finish.