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Malaysia reveals national car strategy – confirms third brand
The third national Malaysian car has yet to be unveiled, but it bears a striking resemblance to Daihatsu's concept car DN...
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,...
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...
General Motors sets sight on Indonesia
US car maker General Motors (GM) is trying to break the Japanese stranglehold on the popular family car market in Indonesia, where it sees...
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...
Suzuki invests $611m in Indonesia car plant
A few days after Toyota announced that it will spend $240 million for a new engine plant in Java, Indonesia, its Japanese cpmpetitor Suzuki...
Toyota plans $1.3b Indonesia expansion
Japan’s top car maker Toyota announced on November 10 that it will be investing $1.3 billion into its vehicle production operations in Indonesia over...
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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...