: National carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd has gained a firm foothold in South Africa, having shipped 1,000 units of vehicles to the country just two months after making its official return to the market.
Proton’s journey to return to the South Africa after a 10-year hiatus began when it appointed CMH Group as its distributor for the Rainbow Nation in April 2022, with the first shipment of vehicles, comprising the Proton X50 and Proton X70, took place in May 2022 while the official brand and product relaunch occurred on Sept 14 this year.
Xu said Proton and CMH are confident of being able to grow sales exponentially in South Africa as the response received thus far has been very encouraging.