 From the sketches, it was initially speculated that the Proton MPV was related to a similar MPV from China's Chery, but it was later proven that there were no such relations between the two cars.Nonetheless, it was clear that various styling cues were derived from the Mitsubishi Grandis, owing to the long-standing relationship between Proton and Mitsubishi.Proton filed a patent for the upcoming MPV with the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on 24 October 2008, and it was approved several days later 4 November.