While the Geely Jiaji was among the three Geely models to be officially licensed by Proton following the Malaysian carmaker’s new Chinese ownership in 2017, P1 has since scrapped the idea for an all-new MPV model. However, it seems that the Jiaji could be making its Southeast Asian debut without Proton’s help. A brand-new company called Aletra Cars Indonesia recently posted a teaser via social media as well as job postings on LinkedIn. The company’s bio on its Instagram page mentioned that it is

With the discontinuation of the Proton Exora, the Proton X90 has essentially become the MPV’s indirect replacement in the 3-row vehicle segment. Still, P1’s parent has a suitable candidate to succeed the Exora in the form of the Geely Jiaji. The VF11 Jiaji has been on sale in China since 2019 and saw an extensive makeover in 2022 with a new design and a tweaked name, the Jiaji L. However, sales of the Jiaji have been abysmal even in MPV-crazy China with only a mere 538 units sold in the first ha

The Proton Exora is the oldest new car model that is still on sale in Malaysia. It was first launched in 2009 but despite being nearly 15 years old, Proton has no successor planned for its sole MPV model. When Geely took a 49.9 percent stake in Proton in 2017, the Geely Jiaji (VF11) was listed as among the three models that Proton has secured intellectual property rights to. The other two were the Geely Boyue (Proton X70) and Geely Binyue (SX11, which we know as the Proton X50). Proton is now in

If you're looking for a 7-seater family MPV, you could do much better than the aging Proton Exora. Really, in the 11 years that it's been on sale, things never really changed much - it's always had passé looks, dated features and a thirsty, tired powertrain. Possibly the only good thing about the Exora is how about much space you get for the price - 7-seats starting at RM 59,800? Where else can you find that? But that's about it, and Proton desperately needs a new MPV to be competitive in this s

This handsome multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) that you see here is the Geely Jiaji, a model that could potentially be a replacement to the ageing Proton Exora - not in terms of product positioning, but rather a spiritual replacement. What is the Geely Jiaji? Introduced in March 2019, the Geely Jiaji is a brand-new MPV. We sampled one during our visit to Guangzhou some time last year and found it to be a rather compelling upgrade to the ageing Proton Exora. Is the Proton V70 name confirmed? Proton tr

Proton’s management have told its investment bank partners that the company will be launching a new Geely-based model in 2021, according the latest investor’s newsletter by RHB Research. The research house didn’t mention any specifics on which Geely model that Proton’s management was referring to. However back in 2018, Geely Automobile Holdings, the parent company of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which owns half of Proton, signed an agreement to license three Geely models to Proton for CNY 1,344