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Nissan considers Thailand as electric vehicle manufacturing hub
Japanese car maker Nissan, a mass market pioneer for electricity-powered vehicles with its Leaf model, has shortlisted Thailand to host its Asia-Pacific electric vehicle...
ASEAN car market on growth trajectory
The Philippines and Thailand, alongside Myanmar, which still has a much smaller market, were the three countries leading new automotive sales in the Association...
Vietnam to produce homegrown cars under VinFast brand
Vietnam's property conglomerate Vingroup has launched a new division called VinFast which is set to become the nation's first home-grown car maker. Vingroup announced...
Indonesia seen beating Thailand in car sales
Indonesia is poised to overtake Thailand as Southeast Asia’s biggest car market for the first time since 2011 as the region’s most-populous nation delivers faster...
Singapore: Luxury car sales drop 90%
Sales of high-end luxury cars in Singapore have dropped by up to 90 per cent depending on the brand, after measures to cool the...
Hyundai drives into Myanmar
South Korean car maker Hyundai Motor aims to raise its market share in Myanmar to over 15 per cent in the next three or...
Chevrolet enters Myanmar market
General Motors' Chevrolet is the second US car brand after Ford to make it onto Myanmar roads. The automotive giant announced that it will...
Ford rolls into Myanmar’s car market
US carmaker Ford Motor Company announced on April 30 that it will start selling its car and truck lineup in Myanmar, joining a number...
Cambodia wants its own car industry
Cambodia is planning to manufacture a domestic car brand after state-owned ACICA Automotive signed a $2 billion joint venture investment with UK-based BIW Automotive.
The...
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French, US energy giants exit Myanmar as junta-ruled country slips further into chaos
France’s TotalEnergies and US-headquartered Chevron, two of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, announced on January 21 that they were ceasing all operations in Myanmar.
As...
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Laos hopes for one million tourists after reopening to international visitors
Laos has partially reopened its border for international tourists on January 1 and is now expecting at least one million fully vaccinated travelers visiting...