The National Automotive Policy (NAP) that relevant to Encik Saiful Alawi makes decision whether is not Proton collaborates with a strong foreign partner in order to strengthen its technology base, financial capability and marketing reach. The NAP that relevant are:
1) Malaysia –The regional Opportunities under the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)
In line with Malaysia’s commitment under AFTA and to encourage competitiveness in the automotive industry, import duties on imported vehicles Completely Built Unit (CBU) and locally assembled vehicles Completely Knocked Down (CKD) vehicles from ASEAN countries have been reduced to 5% and 0% respectively. For vehicles from non-ASEAN countries, the import duties on CKD vehicles have been reduced to 0% -10% whereas import duties on CBU vehicles were reduced to 30%. Trade liberalisation within