Malaysia’s homegrown car brands bank on cheaper models to compete with Tesla and BYD Rest of World By: Ushar Daniele 4 September 2024 at 05:00 Like many Malaysians, Adit Rahim has grown up around — and owned — Proton and Perodua, the national car brands. He has been thinking about switching to an electric vehicle,... © Ushar Daniele/Rest of WorldA event for Proton's first electric vehicle, the e.MAS 7.