 To be fully developed by 2020, Proton City aims to be home to Malaysia's automobile industry.Undertaken by Proton City Development Corp Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between DRB-Hicom Bhd and Proton Bhd, itself a core member of Proton Holdings Bhd, it started in 1996 with an initial investment of RM2.5 billion, beginning with the construction of the Proton plant.The Proton plant has a workforce of more than 2,000 and most of them are expected to live in the area.