Quote Originally Posted by paolorenzo View Post
Didn't Proton attempt to setup their factory here in the Philippines, in Pangasinan specifically? That must've been over a decade ago, under the Ramos administration. Parang Lancer itlog pa nga yung nilabas nila na Proton Wira. Nalugi lang ba talaga due to lack of sales?
yup halos walaang bumili. the wira had the same engine and suspension as the mitsu lancer of the time, and even the body looked almost the same save for the badge. but they priced it a lot more, something like 100k more than the lancer. crazy! they ended up paying their employees with the unsold units later as they could not even pay the salaries due to almost zero sales.