Proton clari��es that Hokkien Federation discount not a special case

KUALA LUMPUR: Proton Holdings Bhd has clarified that its special discount for Federation of Hokkien Associations of Malaysia members, which has raised eyebrows, is not a special case.

The offer is part of a special discount policy for corporate and fleet sales customers, and it is common business practice in the automotive industry to offer corporate sales discounts based on bulk purchase and fleet sales, the national automaker said in a statement yesterday.

It was clarifying a Chinese daily report that Proton is offering discounts of between five and 10 per cent on its entire range of cars for members of Federation of Hokkien Associations of Malaysia member guilds.

On the contrary, Proton said the special offer given to the Hokkien Federation formed part of the special corporate sales arrangement for fleet sales customers.

Proton would also wish to reiterate that the newspaper also reported that “Proton always provides corporate/fleets sales promotion to corporate customers, associations, organisations, and institution ( including media), therefore, the Hokkien Federation is not the special case”.

It added that Proton have similar arrangements with various Malaysian cooperatives, associations, as well as major corporate organisations. — Bernama