Update on Terengganu Perdana

Proton has issued another statement regarding the high maintenance cost of the Proton Perdana Executives owned by the Terengganu state Government, it seems that the average one-year maintenance cost of the cars is around RM2,300, which is way lower than the figure of nearly Rm18,000 quoted by the State Govt.

Why is that? Why didn’t they use the authorised Proton Service centre? Obviously not because they want to save money….

PROTON’S STATEMENT ON PERDANA V6 MAINTENANCE COST

In response to the claims made regarding the high cost of maintenance of the Proton Perdana, PROTON reiterates its stand that the cost of maintenance of this model is reasonable, based on its records collated from its authorized service dealers and branches.

The average maintenance cost of each Proton Perdana belonging to the Terengganu State Government sent to PROTON is RM542.00 per annum, based on the records of the 35 cars serviced at PROTON’s authorized serviced dealers.

Generally, the typical mileage of a car under normal usage is between 20,000 km to 30,000 km per year. Based on this, the average total maintenance cost during this period is estimated to be RM2,300.00 and this cost will increase with heavier usage.

As highlighted in the recent newspaper reports, PROTON wish to reiterate that there are risks involved in terms of parts, performance, cost and quality of work when the vehicles are not serviced at authorized service centers, especially when these vehicles clock high mileage.

Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, Managing Director of PROTON Holdings Berhad today stressed that PROTON treats this matter seriously and is currently reviewing all its service data and records involving all PROTON vehicles delivered to the government, primarily the Perdana.

“We are more than willing to provide all necessary assistance to the State Governments if they require clarification on issues relating to the Perdana, or any other PROTON vehicles bought by them”, said Syed Zainal.