Proton wants Budget 2027 to lock in a long-term, technology-neutral EV policy, backing upstream manufacturing, local vendors and supplier localisation to bring costs down. It's also pushing for a national vehicle renewal and recycling framework: the matching-grant scheme for retiring vehicles over 20 years old used up its RM10 million allocation in three months. For members in the automotive supply chain, this is a direct signal of where government support is headed, from battery technology and testing facilities to closer ties between carmakers, vendors and universities on skills. What survives into the actual budget is the open question..  

 

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