Proton Holdings Bhd today signed a general distributorship agreement with Smart Automobile Co Ltd to sell premium electric vehicles (EV) and provide services in Malaysia and Thailand.

Proton chairperson Syed Faisal Albar Syed Ali Rethza Albar said, via the agreement, the first Smart model will be launched in the fourth quarter of next year.

He said Proton and Smart will be able to...