With the impending Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), Malaysian carmakers, Proton and Perodua, will have to buck up or bow out of the local automotive industry – the International Trade and Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, said as much during an interview on a local station last week. While certain sectors like electronics, oil palm and rubber would benefit from the pact, the domestic automotive industry would face an onslaught of competition from competitively priced foreign cars.