Editing Proton Holdings (section)

===History===

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right;"
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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="4"| Proton cumulative sales volume in selected markets{{Update inline|date=October 2021}}
|-
! scope="col"| Country
! scope="col"| Cars sold
! scope="col"| Time frame
! scope="col"| References
|-
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
! scope="col"  style="background:#df0101; color:white; text-align:center;"|{{abbr|≈|Approximated}} 3,760,000
|| 07 / 1985–present
||<ref>{{cite web |first=Paul |last=Tan |url=https://paultan.org/2008/08/03/proton-produced-3000000-cars-since-1985/ |title=Proton produced 3,000,000 cars since 1985 |publisher=paultan.org |date=3 August 2008 |access-date=26 September 2013 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927231536/https://paultan.org/2008/08/03/proton-produced-3000000-cars-since-1985/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sales_of_Proton_passenger_vehicles_in_Malaysia,_1985_-_2013_(01).png |title=Sales of Proton passenger vehicles in Malaysia, 1985 – 2013 |date=29 January 2014 |access-date=29 January 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Proton sales 1985 - 2015 paultan.org"/>
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
! scope="col"  style="background:#2e9afe; color:white; text-align:center;"| 141,209
|| 03 / 1989–2016
||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.proton.co.uk/backgroundframe.html |title=Proton Cars U.K. Ltd. – Background |publisher=proton.co.uk |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980524104156/https://www.proton.co.uk/backgroundframe.html |archive-date=24 May 1998 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/1/business/20091001141452&sec=business |title=Proton car sales in UK exceed full year target |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]] |date=1 October 2009 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=10 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110064418/https://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F10%2F1%2Fbusiness%2F20091001141452&sec=business |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Proton sales U.K., Australia commons.wikimedia.org"/>
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
! scope="col"  style="background:#58acfa; color:white; text-align:center;"| 34,985
|| 05 / 1995–2016
||<ref name="Proton sales U.K., Australia commons.wikimedia.org"/><ref name="Proton Export Sales"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lQhPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4135,582145&dq=proton+australia&hl=en |title=Proton to set up company in Australia |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=2 August 1996 |access-date=24 September 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000234/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lQhPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4135%2C582145&dq=proton+australia&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Neville |last=D'Cruz |url=https://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=256973 |title=Proton And Lotus Top The Aussie Vehicle Sales Growth Charts |publisher=[[Bernama]] |date=16 April 2007 |access-date=24 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113057/https://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=256973 |archive-date=27 September 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} Singapore
! scope="col"  style="background:#81bef7; color:#424242; text-align:center;"| 23,951
|| 10 / 1989–2002<br />2003 – 2012
||<ref name="Proton Export Sales"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.straitstimes.com/coe1/annual_registration.html|title=The Straits Times infographics: Annual registration of cars|publisher=[[The Straits Times]]|access-date=24 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921134549/https://media.straitstimes.com/coe1/annual_registration.html|archive-date=21 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand
! scope="col"  style="background:#a9d0f5; color:#424242; text-align:center;"| 19,188
|| 12 / 2007–2016
||<ref name="Proton Export Sales"/><ref>{{cite web |author=D. Arul Rajoo |url=https://www.ssig.gov.my/blog/2009/01/21/proton-among-top-10-in-thailand-car-market/ |title=Proton Among Top 10 in Thailand Car Market |publisher=[[Bernama]] |date=21 January 2009 |access-date=28 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002132601/https://www.ssig.gov.my/blog/2009/01/21/proton-among-top-10-in-thailand-car-market/ |archive-date=2 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany
! scope="col"  style="background:#cee3f6; color:#424242; text-align:center;"| 15,479
|| 03 / 1995–09 / 1999
||<ref name="Proton Export Germany"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJ1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=5100,117549&dq=proton+australia&hl=en |title=Proton set to unveil two new models this year |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=1 January 2000 |access-date=24 September 2013 |archive-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330235322/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJ1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=5100%2C117549&dq=proton+australia&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria}} Syria
!around 15,000
|2001–present
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2009/01/31/offering-options-in-damascus|title=Offering options in Damascus|last=ALAM|first=PURWAIZ|date=2009-01-31|website=The Star Online|language=en|access-date=2019-09-30|archive-date=30 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930052723/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2009/01/31/offering-options-in-damascus|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt
! scope="col"  style="background:#cee3f6; color:#424242; text-align:center;"| around 13,000
|
2000–12 / 2015 and 2018–present 
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://paultan.org/2018/09/20/proton-resumes-exports-to-egypt-saga-and-exora-among-three-models-set-for-market-debut-in-october/|title=Proton resumes exports to Egypt – Saga and Exora among three models set for market debut in October|date=2018-09-20|work=Paul Tan's Automotive News|access-date=2018-09-21|language=en-US|archive-date=21 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921191129/https://paultan.org/2018/09/20/proton-resumes-exports-to-egypt-saga-and-exora-among-three-models-set-for-market-debut-in-october/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa
! scope="col"  style="background:#cee3f6; color:#424242; text-align:center;"| around 5,000 
| 2004–2015<br />2022–present
|<ref name="BZPROTON">{{cite web | url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/motoring/581344/proton-cars-to-make-return-to-south-africa-later-this-year | title=Proton cars to make return to South Africa later this year }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} Chile
!|around 3,500
|1994–1998 and 2016–2018
|
|-
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
! scope="col"  style="background:#cee3f6; color:#424242; text-align:center;"| around 580 
|
2002–2018
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan
!N/A
|2006–2010 and 2019–present
|
|}

Proton first ventured into export markets in December 1986, a year and a half after the launch of the company's first car, the [[Proton Saga (first generation)|Saga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l8VUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749,5941681&dq=proton+saga+bangladesh&hl=en |title=Dhaka to import more Proton Sagas |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] / [[Bernama]] |date=29 June 1987 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000212/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l8VUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6749%2C5941681&dq=proton+saga+bangladesh&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> It was only sold in [[right-hand drive]] markets like New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Singapore because [[left-hand drive]] variants were not produced. Proton attempted to enter the American market in November 1988, but failed to meet strict US automotive regulations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bqomAAAAIBAJ&pg=1207,3128810&dq=proton+saga+us&hl=en |title=Proton: US pact is off |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] / [[Bernama]] |date=28 January 1989 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000036/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bqomAAAAIBAJ&pg=1207%2C3128810&dq=proton+saga+us&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the Proton Wira, which launched in 1993 became the company's first car to be produced in both left and right-hand drive configurations, paving the way for Proton's entry into [[Continental Europe]] in October 1994 and other markets in the Middle East and Latin America.<ref name="Proton Export 2"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mzhOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6866,2868288&dq=proton+car+europe&hl=en |title=First Proton car shipment to Europe |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=8 October 1994 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000310/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mzhOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6866%2C2868288&dq=proton+car+europe&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Proton Export Germany"/> The company's global sales network peaked between 1994 and the early 2000s, but has since dwindled to around 25 countries as of the 2010s. Proton has commissioned [[Knock-down kit|CKD]] plants in Iran, Indonesia, the [[Philippines]], Vietnam, and China.

Proton began importing cars to the right-hand drive [[UK]] market from March 1989, and reached its 12-month sales target of 5,000 cars after just six months.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hubnut.org/category/project-proton/|title=Project Proton – HubNut – celebrating the average!|website=HubNut – celebrating the average!|date=26 June 2017 |access-date=31 October 2017|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107023521/https://hubnut.org/category/project-proton/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Proton brand was initially a huge success in the UK, but sales were declining sharply by 2010 and the brand was withdrawn in 2014.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

{{multiple image
| style = "text-align:left;"| direction = vertical | width = 220
| image1 = 1991 Proton Saga 1.5 GL Aeroback in the United Kingdom.jpg
| caption1 = The [[Proton Saga (first generation)|Proton Saga 1.5GL Aeroback]]. Over 30,000 Protons were sold in the United Kingdom within its first 3 years. At its peak in 1992, one Proton was sold in Britain for every five sold in Malaysia.
| image2 = Proton Wira taxi in Pyongyang, North Korea.jpg
| caption2 = A [[Proton Wira]] taxi in [[Pyongyang]], North Korea. Proton cars have also been exported as diplomatic gifts to several countries and governments.
| image3 = 2003 Proton Jumbuck (C90) GLSi utility (23352098994).jpg
| caption3 = The [[Proton Jumbuck]] ute. It is the only Proton model of which export demand exceeded domestic demand.
}}

Proton's presence in Singapore was handled by Cycle & Carriage from 1989 to September 2002 due to failures to make a turn around.<ref name="PTS">{{cite web|url=https://www.stcars.sg/guides-articles/proton-returns-to-battle-in-market-here-56082|title=Proton returns to battle in market here|website=STCars|access-date=3 July 2020|archive-date=4 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704070920/https://www.stcars.sg/guides-articles/proton-returns-to-battle-in-market-here-56082|url-status=live}}</ref> It made a comeback in 2003 with Proton establishing a direct branch.<ref name="PTS"/>

In the Philippines, Proton was formerly represented by Proton Pilipinas Corp from 1992 with an assembly plant in Alaminos, Pangasinan<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2001/03/09/96354/proton-continue-operations-rp|title=Proton to continue operations in RP|website=philstar.com|access-date=4 February 2020|archive-date=31 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000950/https://www.philstar.com/business/2001/03/09/96354/proton-continue-operations-rp|url-status=live}}</ref> that manufactured the Proton Wira.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/01/29/Malaysia-Philippines-open-car-plant/8929791355600/|title=Malaysia, Philippines open car plant|website=UPI|access-date=4 February 2020|archive-date=16 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716000206/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/01/29/Malaysia-Philippines-open-car-plant/8929791355600/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Proton exported 164,153 cars between December 1986 and December 1997.<ref>{{cite web |author=Long Hui Ching |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R_xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4056,2696605&dq=proton+1997&hl=en |title=Proton expects weak demand for all cars to affect earnings |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=8 January 1998 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330235512/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R_xOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4056%2C2696605&dq=proton+1997&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The United Kingdom is by far the company's most successful export market in terms of cumulative sales volume, and at one point Proton set the record for ''Fastest Selling Make of New Car Ever to Enter the United Kingdom''.<ref name="Proton Saga history"/> In 1992, the Saga was ranked among the Top 20 best-selling cars in the UK, outselling its primary competitors from Hyundai and SEAT.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L7BUAAAAIBAJ&pg=1756,2687280&dq=proton+saga+1995&hl=en |title=Sales of Proton Saga in Britain to double |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] / [[Bernama]] |date=18 February 1992 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330235211/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L7BUAAAAIBAJ&pg=1756%2C2687280&dq=proton+saga+1995&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Ahmad |first=Baidura |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jc1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=6816,1838317&dq=proton+car+europe&hl=en |title=Proton still fastest selling car in UK |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=5 September 1994 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000152/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jc1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=6816%2C1838317&dq=proton+car+europe&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> 100,000 Protons were sold in the UK by 1997.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/7437918.100000th-proton-car-arrives-in-britain/ | title=100,000th Proton Car Arrives in Britain | date=23 October 1997 }}</ref>

Additionally, a 1999 survey by the [[Which?|United Kingdom Consumers' Association]] ranked Proton as among the most reliable and recommended in Britain.<ref name="Proton UKCA award news.google.com"/> The response from 27,000 members of the association revealed that Proton was ranked third in terms of fewer breakdowns, faults and other mechanical problems, placing Proton behind [[Honda]] and [[Mazda]], and ahead of [[Toyota]] and [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]].<ref name="Proton UKCA award news.google.com"/> Furthermore, 80% of the surveyed Consumers' Association members said they would recommend Proton cars to friends and family, compared to 90% for [[Subaru]], 79% for Toyota, 78% for Honda and [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]], 63% for Hyundai and 47% for [[Rover (marque)|Rover]] respectively.<ref name="Proton UKCA award news.google.com"/> The 1999 award is Proton's second consecutive, having received similar appraisal in 1998.<ref name="Proton UKCA award news.google.com"/>

However, sales in the UK have since collapsed, with just 208 Protons sold in 2012.<ref name="Proton Export Sales UK 2012"/> Proton cars were once popular in Singapore, at one time the company's second-largest export destination despite its relatively small market size.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_6FUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2516,3513989&dq=proton+saga+1990&hl=en |title=Proton a hit in Singapore |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] / [[Bernama]] |date=19 May 1992 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330235907/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_6FUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2516%2C3513989&dq=proton+saga+1990&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> Sales were also modest in Germany and Belgium during the late 90s, prior to Proton's withdrawal from [[Continental Europe]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qJxOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6686,3202113&dq=proton+1995&hl=en |title=21,900 Proton cars exported last year |publisher=[[New Straits Times]] |date=14 August 1997 |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331000655/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qJxOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6686%2C3202113&dq=proton+1995&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kuwait]] was once a top [[Middle East]]ern export destination for Proton cars in the late 90s and early 2000s, with an average market share of 8% or 1,000 units sold each year, ten times greater than any other [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] state.<ref name="Proton Kuwait 2003 aaerda.net"/> The Kuwaiti dealer, Bahrah Trading Company had focused on the niche fleet market, selling Proton Wiras to fast food delivery services and taxi operators.<ref name="Proton Kuwait 2003 aaerda.net"/>

By the first half of the 2010s, the Chinese market had become the largest contributor to Proton's export revenues. Although Proton cars sold in China carried different names and badges under the local [[Jinhua Youngman Vehicle|Youngman EuropeStar]] brand, Proton nonetheless received royalties for the use of their platforms and [[Campro engine]]s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mikhail Raj Abdullah |url=https://web10.bernama.com/auto/newsDetail.php?id=275810&vo=28 |title=Proton on Track To Chalk Up Billions in Revenue From China Deal |publisher=[[Bernama]] |access-date=3 September 2013 }}</ref> Proton's six-year contract with [[Youngman]] expired in 2012, but the [[Zhejiang]]-based company continued to unofficially produce Proton's cars and engines up until early 2015.<ref name="Youngman 2015"/> In February 2015, Proton announced that they would revive their joint venture with [[Fujian]]-based Goldstar, and would not renew their contract with Youngman.<ref name="Proton Goldstar JV paultan.org"/><ref name="Proton Goldstar JV 2 paultan.org"/>

[[File:Sales of Proton cars in the United Kingdom and Australia, 1989 - 2015.png|thumbnail|400px|right|Proton cars were first exported to the United Kingdom in 1989, and later Australia in 1995. British Proton sales peaked at 14,957 units in 1992, above rivals such as [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] (9,337), [[Kia]] (3,519), [[Škoda Auto|Škoda]] (9,365), [[SEAT]] (8,198), [[Lada]] (11,907) and even [[Mitsubishi Motors|Mitsubishi]] (11,077).<ref name="Proton sales U.K. 1990-94 raycee1234.blogspot.my"/> Proton's best performance in Australia was in 1998, with 3,182 units sold. Since the late 90s, sales in the U.K have decreased significantly.]]

Proton cars were also exported to several countries in Latin America, most notably Chile. Exports to Chile commenced in 1994, and almost 3,000 Protons were sold prior to the company's departure in 1998.<ref name="Proton Prevé Chile send-off nst.com.my"/> However, Proton later expressed intentions of returning to Chile following the ratification of the Malaysia-Chile Free Trade Agreement in 2012.<ref name="Proton Prevé Chile send-off nst.com.my"/> In July 2015, Proton signed a distributor agreement with Andes Motor, and the first official shipment of 50 left-hand drive Prevé units commenced on 1 March 2016.<ref name="Proton Prevé Chile send-off nst.com.my"/> The Chilean launch of the [[Proton Prevé]] took place in May 2016, and formally marked Proton's return to Chile after an 18-year absence.<ref name="Proton Prevé Chile 2016 protonchile.cl"/><ref name="Proton Prevé Chile media drive tacometro.cl"/>

Proton announced that they closed Proton Motor Pars, established in August 2011, since it was dormant and no longer in the company's interest to revive it in any way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://paultan.org/2017/09/21/proton-leaves-iran-dissolves-its-dormant-subsidiary/|title=Proton leaves Iran, dissolves its dormant subsidiary - paultan.org|date=21 September 2017|access-date=6 February 2018|archive-date=7 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005109/https://paultan.org/2017/09/21/proton-leaves-iran-dissolves-its-dormant-subsidiary/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 12 July 2018, Proton resumes exports to the Middle East beginning with 440 units of Proton Gen•2 and 15 units of first-generation Proton Persona in Jordan to be distributed to Iraq as well as neighboring countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/07/12/proton-resumes-export-with-first-shipment-to-jordan/|title=Proton resumes export with first shipment to Jordan – Business News {{!}} The Star Online|website=www.thestar.com.my|date=12 July 2018 |access-date=2018-07-19|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232052/https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2018/07/12/proton-resumes-export-with-first-shipment-to-jordan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://paultan.org/2018/07/12/proton-resumes-exports-to-middle-east-gen2-persona/|title=Proton resumes exports to Middle East; Gen2, Persona|date=2018-07-12|work=Paul Tan's Automotive News|access-date=2018-07-19|language=en-US|archive-date=12 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712153402/https://paultan.org/2018/07/12/proton-resumes-exports-to-middle-east-gen2-persona/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Proton had also entered Pakistan market in 2006 with a local automotive importing company named [[Royal Automobiles (Pvt) Ltd. Pakistan]], the line-up from Proton Pakistan were the Proton Saga, Wira, Waja, Gen 2 and the Proton Impian, but unfortunate sale volume due to tough competition from veteran competitor brands and used imported cars in the market had to force them for early departure in 2010.
On 21 March 2019, Proton had announced their plans that they will re-enter Pakistan after their departure in 2010 with a new plant be built in Pakistan in collaboration with Alhaj Automotive.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/proton-malaysia-to-build-assembly-plant-in-pakistan-11365428|title=Malaysia's Proton to build assembly plant in Pakistan|website=CNA|access-date=1 January 2020|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331112013/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/proton-malaysia-to-build-assembly-plant-in-pakistan-11365428|url-status=live}}</ref> Proton has already booked CBU versions of Proton X70 in Pakistan. The orders for CKD versions of X70 are also being booked by Proton in Pakistan which are expected to be delivered in Q3 of 2021 after the completion of the local assembly plant there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakwheels.com/new-cars/proton/x70/|title=X70 Launched in Pakistan|website=pakwheels|access-date=9 January 2021|archive-date=11 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111152621/https://www.pakwheels.com/new-cars/proton/x70/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Proton Saga is also expected to re-launch after 2006 in Pakistan in January 2021.

On 21 August 2020, it was announced that the Proton Saga will be exported to Kenya, most built under CKDs shipped to Simba Corp.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/business/2020/08/618687/proton-exports-30-units-ckd-kits-saga-kenya|title=Proton exports 30 units of CKD kits of Saga to Kenya &#124; New Straits Times|first=Ayisy|last=Yusof|date=23 August 2020|website=NST Online|access-date=24 August 2020|archive-date=31 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331001153/https://www.nst.com.my/business/2020/08/618687/proton-exports-30-units-ckd-kits-saga-kenya|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was announced on 13 November 2020 that Proton vehicles will be sold in Nepal by Jagadamba Motors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.aarthiknews.com/malaysia-proton-formally-enter-in-nepali-market|title=Malaysia Proton formally enter in Nepali Market|date=13 November 2020|website=Aarthik News|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109054206/https://english.aarthiknews.com/malaysia-proton-formally-enter-in-nepali-market|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newbusinessage.com/Articles/view/12775|title=Jagadamba Mortors to Bring Int'l Car Brand Proton to Nepal|website=www.newbusinessage.com|date=8 December 2020 |access-date=27 February 2021|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116033207/https://www.newbusinessage.com/Articles/view/12775|url-status=live}}</ref> The company will formally launch retail operations by January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techlekh.com/proton-saga-price-nepal/|title=Proton Saga: Proton's First Sedan Officially Launched in Nepal|date=14 January 2021|access-date=7 January 2021|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109031626/https://techlekh.com/proton-saga-price-nepal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Proton previously had a presence in Nepal.

On 28 April 2022, an agreement was signed for Proton to re-enter the South African auto market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paultan.org/2022/04/28/proton-signs-agreement-to-re-enter-south-africa-aims-to-grow-export-sales-by-more-than-300-by-end-2022/|title=Proton signs agreement to re-enter South Africa, aims to grow export sales by more than 300% by end-2022 - paultan.org|date=28 April 2022}}</ref> On 31 May 2022, Proton announced shipments of Proton X50s, X70s and Sagas in an effort to resume a presence in South Africa with CMH Group as the official distributor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paultan.org/2022/05/31/proton-resumes-exports-to-south-africa-first-batch-shipment-of-x50-x70-and-saga-is-the-first-since-2012/|title=Proton resumes exports to South Africa - first batch of X50, X70 and Saga is the first shipment since 2012 - paultan.org|date=31 May 2022}}</ref> In 2015, Proton left South Africa due to bad market conditions.<ref name="BZPROTON"/>

Proton announced in May 2023 that they have entered Mozambique in partnership with local automobile distributor Entreposto.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mznews.co.mz/en/entreposto-lanca-proton-a-nova-marca-automovel-em-mocambique/ | title=Entreposto lança ?Proton?, a nova marca automóvel em Moçambique | date=26 May 2023 }}</ref> In March 2024, Proton has a partnership with ANSA Motors to market/distribute Proton vehicles in Trinidad & Tobago with the X50 and X90 being marketed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.engear.tv/news/2024/08/23/proton-shipped-261-units-of-x-series-models-to-trinidad-tobago-in-2024/514375/ | title=Proton shipped 261 units of X Series models to Trinidad & Tobago in 2024, exceeding target volume | date=23 August 2024 }}</ref>

On 13 November 2024, Proton announced the opening of a CKD plant in Egypt owned by Ezz Elarab Elsewedy Automotive Factories (ESAF), the third one overseas after Kenya and Pakistan.<ref>https://paultan.org/2024/11/13/proton-opens-egypt-ckd-plant-with-pm-anwar-ibrahim-12k-units-of-saga-by-end-2026-exports-to-africa/</ref>