Proton enthusiasts are keeping the brand alive in the United Kingdom and Australia, but the Malaysian automaker says its focus is on regional markets. KUALA LUMPUR: In 2018, Briton Jon Coupland was browsing the website of a local car marketplace at his home in Lincolnshire in northeast England when he saw a 1990 sedan by Malaysian automaker Proton selling for 700 pounds (US$948). Growing up with a car mechanic father, Coupland had developed an interest in buying “weird and unusual” cars, and