We had Proton in Germany from 1995-2001. They were relatively slow sellers since you could get the same car from a much more trusted name (Mitsubishi) for a better price. But they were popular in former East Germany as the rest of the burgeoning non-Japanese Asian car market.
Ok then but in Malaysia we have a second car brand that gave birth in 1994 is the Perodua and here is the first Perodua car is the 1994 Perodua Kancil a.k.a. Perodua Nippa in UK its also partnered with Daihatsu company
Also there’s a best Malaysia car ever made is the Proton Satria GTi a.k.a Proton Compact GTi it was the first Malaysian hot hatch and first pefromance car