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VinFast to start selling cars in US and Europe in 2022
Emerging Vietnamese car maker VinFast will offer pre-orders for its electric sports utility vehicles from the US in the first half of 2022 and...
Malaysian online car sales platform plans stock listing in the US
Malaysian used car online platform Carsome is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the US in...
Mahathir dreams of new national car for Malaysia
To the surprise of many, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on June 11 that he aims to have a new national car company,...
Singapore bans sale of new cars and motorcycles
Starting February 1, 2018, the Singapore government is prohibiting the sale of new cars and also of motorcycles as the small city state is...
Malaysia to pump more than $300 million into car maker Proton
Malaysia's homegrown and notoriously loss-making car brand Proton is getting financial assistance of up to 1.25 billion ringgit ($306 million) from the government as...
Indonesian car exports set to hit $5b in 2014
Indonesia expects to boost the value of exports of cars and automotive parts this year as part the country’s efforts to increase its foreign-exchange...
Vietnam car imports soar in May
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...
Car buying boom forecast in the Philippines
The level of car ownership in the Philippines is among the lowest globally, with an estimated 47 per cent of Filipino households not owning...
Thailand’s next problem: Car output drops
One of the few Thai industry sectors that so far supported the country's already moderate 2013 GDP growth - besides tourism -, the car...
Indonesia pushes low-cost ‘green car’ production
Indonesia has started to offer incentives to support the production of more low-cost 'green cars' after Toyota declared its commitment to supply the country...
Thai car exports reach 25-year high
Despite its economy otherwise suppressed, the export-focused car manufacturing industry in Thailand is on the upswing, mostly because the weak baht has made exports...
Thailand: Everything slows down, except tourism
Thailand's central bank on August 30 reported a lacklustre GDP growth of just 2.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 on the...
Raising financial literacy a dire need for ASEAN
People in ASEAN are in dire need for improved financial literacy to avoid pitfalls of growing wealth and increased consumer spending. Awareness in dealing with financial issues is not at the level as it should be.
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...