Proton is trying to cut down it’s dealership network by offering a
voluntary separation scheme (VSS) to it’s dealers, offering a one time
pay-off fee to compensate for them having to close down their
dealerships. Proton offered RM150,000 to each dealer, money that it had
obtained from the government - that’s RM10 million there.
However, out of the 102 dealers that were offered this VSS scheme,
only 36 accepted the offer. Many dealers snubbed the offer, saying it
was too low. Most have written formally to Proton, saying they want
more - amounts of up to RM500,000 were requested. The dealers say they
invested up a minimum of RM200,000 to setup their operations.
Proton’s latest proposal is to increase the compensation to
RM300,000 - double the earlier RM150,000 amount. To do this, it is
requesting another RM16 million from the government. The 36 dealers who< ..............
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