PROTON will be recruiting up to 60 new dealers to meet demand for its new Impian saloon in July. The new upper-medium sector car will be the first Proton entirely designed and developed by the company.

It will initially be available with a 1.6-litre Mitsubishi engine. A 1.8-litre Renault engine will be available at the end of the year and a high-performance version is also under development.