 Sketches of the MPV were aired on Malaysian national television on 27 May 2008, previewing its various upcoming features.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.