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Awards & Recognition

We have achieved many awards and recognition throughout the past 25 years, and we strive to win more. Learn about the PROTON's awards and recognition from its founded year to date.

Year Awarded Awards & Recognition
2010 08 May
PROTON awarded Labour Day Achievement Award for the category Competitive Employer Award (Big Corporations) in conjunction with 2010 Workers’ Day Celebration presented by the Prime Minister.

12 May
• Frost & Sullivan Malaysia Excellence Award 2010.

• Best Passenger Car Model of the Year for Proton Saga (fifth award) and.

• Best Automotive Debut Model of the Year for Exora.

• Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand 2010 Gold Award for Car Category (7th award).
2008 05 April
• PROTON awarded with the Manufacturing Excellence Award by Frost & Sullivan.

28 April
• PROTON awarded with the Readers Digest "Most Trusted Brand Gold Award 2008" for Car Category.

• Frost & Sullivan Malaysian Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2008 awarded PROTON Shah Alam plant with the Silver Certificate of Merit.

• Frost & Sullivan Malaysian Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2008 awarded PROTON Plant Tanjung Malim with the Gold Certificate of Merit.

05 May
• PROTON awarded with the Readers Digest "Most Trusted Brand Gold award 2009" for Car Category for the 6th consecutive time since 2003.

June
• Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific 2009 Automotive Awards for Car Category Awarded Proton Saga, Best Model of the Year (Malaysia) 2009 (4TH award).

• PROTON won the Full Colour Category in the China Press 2008 Chinese New Year Greeting Advertising Awards.

• Asian Auto-VCA Auto Industry Awards 2009 awarded Exora the Best Local Assembly MPV.

• Asian Auto-VCA Auto Industry Awards 2009 awarded Satria Neo CPS the Best Local.

26 June
• Frost & Sullivan's 2008 ASEAN Automotive Awards awarded the Persona Best Model of the Year (Malaysia).

30 June
• Persona and Satria Neo awarded the "Malaysia Good Design Mark 2007" by Malaysia Design Council (Majlis Rekabentuk Malaysia).

08 July
• Proton Saga awarded as the Best Compact - People's Car for Year 2008 by Asian Auto-VCA Auto Industry Awards 2008.

• PROTON awarded the "Company that Made a Comeback in the Automotive Industry" by Asian Auto-VCA Auto Industry Awards 2008.

October
• The PROTON Plant in Tanjung Malim won a Gold Certificate of Merit at the Frost & Sullivan Malaysian Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2008 while the PROTON Shah Alam plant won a Silver Certificate of Merit.

November
• Proton Saga - Winner for the Entry Level Category for the NST/ Maybank COTY Awards 2008.

05 December
• Persona awarded the "Most Efficient Family Car by the Asian Auto Bosch Fuel Efficiency Awards 2008. award 2007" for Car Category.

November
• Persona awarded the "Most Efficient Family Car by the Asian Auto Bosch Fuel Efficiency Awards 2008. award 2007" for Car Category.
2007 January
The Malay Mail named the Satria Neo the "The Coolest Car 2006".

May
PROTON awarded with the Readers Digest "Most Trusted Brand Gold award 2007" for Car Category.

September
Mobil Motor Magazine, Indonesia named Proton Savvy as the "Best City Car in Indonesia".

November
Autobild Magazine Indonesia, named the Proton Savvy as the "Best City Car 2007".
2006 May
PROTON awarded with the Readers Digest "Most Trusted Brand Gold award 2006" for Car Category.

August
Satria Neo's "2,000km Drive Challenge KL - Phuket - KL" participated by 20 analysts, fund managers and media (motoring editors and journalists).

September
The Malaysian Book of Records accorded the Proton Savvy "The Most Fuel Efficient Drive Around Peninsular Malaysia" for having completed 1,608 km around Peninsular Malaysia with 1% tanks of fuel.

17 September
Proton Savvy Fuel Efficient Drive: 1,608km around Peninsular Malaysia completed with 1¾-tank of fuel, finding a place in the Malaysian Book of Records.

December
NST Cars Bikes & Trucks Car of The Year Award 2006 (COTY) awarded Proton Savvy as the "Best Car in the Supermini Category".
2005 April
PROTON awarded with the Reader’s Digest "Super Brand Gold Award 2005" for its Car Category.
2004 • Australian Automotive Institution named Proton Waja "The Greenest Car".

• PROTON awarded with the Malaysia’s Best Brand Award.

• PROTON awarded with the National Creativity & Innovation Award 2004.

• Proton Waja awarded 4.5 stars out of a 5-star rating for being the Most Economical and Greenest Sedan in Australia.
 
2003 • Industry Excellence Award 2003: PROTON received the Quality Management Category III Award.

• PROTON won Best Landscape Competition (First Place – Factory Category).
2002 • PROTON won Best Landscape Competition (Second Place Factory Category).

• PROTON received Appreciation Award for Contribution to the Development of Malaysian Sports 2002.

• KPMG/The Edge Shareholder Value Award 2002 awarded PROTON as the Sectoral Winner for the Industrial Market.

• Motor Vehicles and Transport Equipment Sector Leader Award among the top 1,000 Malaysian Companies.

• Highest Increase in Net Profit Award among companies listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange for financial year 2002-2003.
1996 12 March
PROTON selected amongst 10 top Malaysian companies.
1995 08 August
PROTON Awarded "Most Outstanding Corporation" in R&D investment by the Minister of Human Resources.
1994 17 June
PROTON won three awards at the National Concept Car Competition.
1993 08 June
PROTON awarded with the Asian Management Award in Operations Management by The Asian Institute of Management.
1992 12 October
Proton Catalyst won two gold awards at the Birmingham Motorshow (the third time PROTON grabbed the Manufacturer's Award of Excellence).
1991 1 January
Proton Saga 1.5E Aeroback voted the Best Value for Money Car by British Motoring Magazine "What Car?"

22 September
Proton Saga won two gold awards at the British International Motorshow for the second time.

18 October
Proton Saga made its public debut at the British International Motorshow. PROTON won three Prestigious awards (two golds and a silver) for quality coachwork and ergonomics.
 
1988 18 October
The Proton Saga made its public debut at the British International Motorshow. PROTON won three Prestigious awards (two golds and one silver) for quality coachwork and ergonomics.
1987 June
PROTON Cars (UK) Ltd awarded distributorship for UK and the Republic of Ireland.