082《经济学家》读译参考之八十二何去何从-马来西亚宝腾汽车面临抉择.docVIP

TEXT 82 Proton 马来西亚宝腾汽车 A fork in the road 何去何从?（陈继龙 编译） Nov 30th 2006 | HONG KONG From The Economist print edition Malaysias crisis-ridden national carmaker faces a stark choice 危机重重的马来西亚国有汽车制造商面临严峻抉择。 WHAT will become of Proton, Malaysias struggling carmaker? （1）A political project set up in the 1980s, it never picked up speed, has been overtaken by foreign competitors and has become embroiled[1] in a struggle over its future direction. With its cash reserves running low, it is now in danger of breaking down altogether. The government, which hopes to place the company with a “strategic partn