From SELOC:
Hoe ging dat ook weer ... Waar rook is is vuur?DRB Hicom set to sell 51% share in Proton to VW?
Posted on 8th February, 2013
After being rumoured last year, it is believed that DRB Hicom are set to sell a 51% stake in Lotus owners Proton to Volkswagon.
DRB Hicom already assemble and manufacture Volkswagon cars under license in Malaysia, so the deal would be likely to be based around expanding Volkswagons portfolio of car brands building models based around VW’s existing platforms.
Sources suggest that such a buy-out should not affect Lotus’ developments or manufacturing for 2013, nor it’s plan to increase sales to 3,000 units for the 2013/2014 financial year, but could certainly prove interesting in the longer term.