 'Exora', which was inspired from the Ixora flower was chosen among 251,763 entries during the "Name The Proton MPV" competition by the grand prize winner, Norsholihan Binti Abdul Eanich.After a development phase of 18 months, production of the Exora finally commenced in March 2009 at Proton's Shah Alam plant.The Proton Exora was officially unveiled on 15 April 2009, becoming Malaysia's first indigenously designed MPV.