Even Proton is facing problems appealing to the dead

This is quite funny.

In this report published in The Sunday Star today, one prayer paraphernalia seller gearing up for Ching Ming or All Souls Day on April 5 has discovered that foreign models of paper cars are selling faster than our Proton, despite the price difference.

Apparently, one popular BMW model from China costs RM16 while Proton only costs RM3 but still, she said that "... Proton ... they are not so popular."

Maybe the power windows also do not work with the paper models, eh?

So very sad. Our national car is giving nightmares that refuse to die. It goes to show that people would not mind forking out a bit more money if they can afford to avoid buying this model, even if it is made of paper. (Maybe, even with the real stuff.)

Looks like Proton is being rejected left, right, center and even down-under.

Do you agree that Proton is suffering from serious IMAGE problem? Are YOU surprised? Amused? Disappointed? Saddened? (even Vindicated?)

All about Proton, nothing about A.P.

Today's news report in The Edge Financial Daily revealed that Volkswagen (VW) has scrapped plans to cooperate with Proton Holdings Bhd and sell VW brand cars for the local market. Its chief executive Bernd Pischetsrieder made the announcement to investors gathered in Dearborn, Michigan, on Wednesday. Proton has so far kept mum on this latest development.

There has been so much trouble going on in Proton and with our ex-PM taking regular potshots (publicly) at the Board of Directors, it is no surprise to see the direction Proton is heading - south, and sliding further down at Bursa Malaysia. Is Proton in danger of turning into a pariah company?

On another matter, it seems that no one is interested in the A.P. issue anymore. That should be good news for Rafidah, who has been understandably lying very very low these days. And talk about politicians lying low, everyone from the BN seems to be doing their utmost best to keep their foot off their mouths lately, most noticeably from the regular troublemakers in Parliament. Even the publicity-seeking keris wielding Education Minister had kept mum on the issue of SJK(C) Sin Chung. Perhaps it has got something to do with the earlier hints by the PM of a possible cabinet reshuffle? Could that possibly have kept everyone shaking in their pants?