Private transport
Daihatsu to build new factory in Malaysia
Japan's Daihatsu Motor Co said on May 28 it would spend about $185 million to build a new engine production factory in Malaysia.
The plant...
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...
Tata Motors enters Philippine market
Indian car maker Tata Motors is foraying into the Philippines market with the export of passenger and commercial vehicles, including Manza sedan and Xenon...
Indonesia to become ASEAN’s top car market
Indonesia's auto market will probably overtake Thailand as Southeast Asia's biggest in 1 or 2 years, the CEO of its biggest auto distributor PT...
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...
Ten cheapest cars in the world
With the rising buying power of Southeast Asia's middle class, the desire to purchase a car sooner or later comes to the table. However,...
Bentley rolls into the Philippines
British luxury carmaker Bentley has entered into the Philippines and opened its first showroom in Greenhills, a shopping mall in Metro Manila.
Being the company’s...
Great Wall comes to Thailand
Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors has announced plans to invest of up to $340 million to set up a factory in Thailand, according...
Perodua to boost investment, sales
Malaysia's second largest car maker, Perodua, has said it plans $770 million of investments over the coming four years to increase manufacturing efficiency, build...
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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...