Proton CEO: 21 China brands and 58 models now in Malaysia, but only five “real CKD,” and all low volume

While some of these models compete directly with some of Proton’s offerings, the majority of them are not completely knocked down (CKD) models here. Li pointed out that only five out of the 58 models it listed are “real CKD” products. These “real CKD” models include the Chery Tiggo Cross, Jaecoo J8 as well as GAC’s GS3 Emzoom, M8 PHEV and Emkoo. Another point that Li highlighted is low volume, as the 10 best-selling models in the list of 58 models averaged under 1,000 units a month. However, we assume Proton has plans to move its eMas models to proper CKD operations in Tanjong Malim sooner rather than later.