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Indonesia and Australia signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) in Jakarta on March 4.

Thai authorities have acknowledged that high concentrations of particulate matter or PM 2.5, remain in at least 21 areas throughout Bangkok and its vicinity, and the overall pollution situation could worsen again this week.

Russian automotive manufacturer Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ) is seeking a joint venture with local Thanh Dat Group to build an automobile plant in the central city of Da Nang.

The Thai Government will test 5G services in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in preparation for the development of S-Curve and new S-Curve industries.

VinFast Trading and Production Limited Liability Company (VinFast) has entered into a 950 million USD financing agreement guaranteed by Euler Hermes and the German Export Credit Agency (ECA) to support the country’s first automotive and motorcycle manufacturing complex, Vinfast announced in its press release.

Local car maker Truong Hai Auto Company (THACO) will introduce the BMW X2 model in Vietnam, just one year after the vehicle first debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show in the US in 2017.

VinFast Trading and Production Limited Liability Company, a member of the property developer Vingroup, has just finished procedures to open an office in Frankfurt, Germany.

The Ministry of Transport has approved FPT Software Co Ltd’s proposal for a pilot programme to operate a self-driving car around Sai Gon Hi-tech Park.

Vietnam now has a golden population structure and a fast growing middle class – potential buyers of private cars, which is forecast to boost domestic car sales by about 22 percent annually from now to 2025.

The Thai automotive industry enjoyed an 11.87 percent rise in vehicle production last month, thanks to higher exports of sedans and pickup trucks.

The 2018 Indonesian International Motor Show (IIMS) opened in Kemayoran, Jakarta on April 19, with the participation of 38 local and foreign automotive brands.

Vietnam now has four billionaires named in the annual Forbes list released recently, doubling the number in last year’s rankings.

The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has forecast that the automotive industry will create nearly 30,000 new jobs this year.

Vietnam, Mitsubishi Motors to develop electric vehicles

THACO plans to put into operation 15 large-scale BMW-brand showrooms in HCM City, Hanoi and other major provinces and cities this year to provide the best care and best after-sales services to customers across the country.

The 26th Vietnam International Industrial Fair (VIIF 2017) opened in Hanoi on October 18, bringing together 250 domestic and foreign exhibitors to showcase their latest products and technologies.

Bosch Vietnam, a German multinational engineering and electronics firm, will be a supplier of technology and services for VinGroup’s automobile and electrical motorbike project VINFAST.

Thailand and Japan will join hands to develop the skills of workers at all levels to create a high-quality workforce in order to accommodate for the Automotive Industry 4.0 era.

The impact of government policy instruments on promoting new energy vehicles was the main topic of the APEC 2017 Automotive Dialogue Workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18.

Thailand's automotive industry members have voiced readiness to push Thailand to becoming an eco-friendly base for automobile production.