Malaysia and the broader 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of the supply chain realignment caused by rising US-China tensions,...
Canalys research reveals that the Southeast Asia smartphone market fell 15% on-year in the second quarter of 2023 to 20.9 million units, the lowest shipment since 2014, as the unfavorable...
Many Taiwan-based companies have expanded to Southeast Asia and India, leveraging the lower labor and land costs. As automotive electrification continues, China-based EV suppliers...
The US's friendshoring policy has resulted in Western and Japanese companies moving their supply chains out of China to Southeast Asia (SEA) and Mexico. However, Chinese companies...
After trying to attract Tesla's investment for a long time, Indonesia seems to have made some progress. Senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said the EV giant is considering investing...
Despite challenges including inflation, inventory destocking, and demand slowdown, many printed-circuit board (PCB)-related manufacturers remain optimistic about the medium- and long-term...
Southeast Asia's largest economy has decided to give itself more time to build a local EV hub. Indonesia announced on August 10 that it will push back the deadline for EV incentives...
Hyundai Mobis, a Hyundai Motor affiliate, has taken a step forward to diversify its customer base. The automotive parts supplier announced on August 9 that it has secured a large-scale...
President Joko Widodo's ambition of building out Indonesia's electric-vehicle supply chain is seeing another step forward with plans for a cathode plant.
Thailand is on track to be the EV hub in Southeast Asia. According to research firm Counterpoint, Thailand accounted for 78.7% of the battery EV sales in the region in the first quarter...
EV charging station deployment has increased thanks to automotive electrification. More companies are entering the charging segment, prompting business consolidation worldwide.
Shanghai-based SAIC Motor is poised to scale up in Europe. The automaker said on July 4 that it saw car sales outside China grow by 40% in the first half of the year, driven mainly...
After experiencing a long inventory adjustment period, Taiwan-based Win Semiconductors, Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), and Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC)...
More China-based EV makers are expanding in Southeast Asia: Great Wall Motor (GWM) aims to enter the Vietnam market in August. GAC Aion has launched its operations in Thailand, planning...
