automotive industry

Smart Automobile, a joint venture of Chinese carmaker Geely and Germany’s Mercedes-Benz headquartered in Hangzhou, plans to sell China-built, Smart-badged electric vehicles in Southeast...

Vietnam will be introducing some administrative reforms in order to boost its domestic vehicle market, the country’s national radio broadcaster Voice of Vietnam reported. The...

VinFast plant in Haiphong, Vietnam Vietnam’s car manufacturer VinFast has plans to set up a car factory in...

Germany’s sports car maker Porsche is reportedly setting up an assembly plant in Malaysia as its first...

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad showed disappointment in a blog post after many Malaysians seem to reject his idea of introducing a new national...

To the surprise of many, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on June 11 that he aims to have a new national car company,...

The Philippines and Thailand, alongside Myanmar, which still has a much smaller market, were the three countries leading new automotive sales in the Association...

Top Japanese automakers in the Philippines are threatening to shift production to cheaper Southeast Asian countries as the government drags its feet on a...

Some 6,000 cars valued at $92 million were brought into Vietnam this month, up 50 per cent in terms of quantity and 3 per...

Thailand’s auto sector, Southeast Asia’s biggest, has fired more than 30,000 subcontracted workers this year and slashed production, as sales plunge after months of...

German luxury sports car maker Porsche finally arrived in Cambodia by breaking ground to a $2 million dealership on March 17 that is set...

Sales of the Philippine’s local vehicle assemblers rose 16 per cent in 2013 from a year ago amid a positive sales performance of both...

One of the few Thai industry sectors that so far supported the country's already moderate 2013 GDP growth - besides tourism -, the car...

South Korean car maker Hyundai Motor aims to raise its market share in Myanmar to over 15 per cent in the next three or...

US auto maker General Motors (GM) has dismissed speculation its ties with China's SAIC Motor Corp are fraying, saying the partnership is thriving and...