automobile

Will VinFast break into Indonesia?

September 04, 2021 | 14:58

VinFast of Vingroup is allegedly preparing to penetrate the Indonesian automobile market.

Ministry of Finance proposes registration fee cut for electric cars

August 10, 2021 | 23:04

The Ministry of Finance proposed halving the registration fee of electric cars compared to petrol cars.

Soaring coronavirus infections in Vietnam and Thailand hit Toyota production

July 28, 2021 | 09:12

The spike in coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia including Thailand and Vietnam has hit Toyota Motor Corporation.

Huawei reaches licence agreement with Volkswagen supplier

July 08, 2021 | 16:29

Huawei on July 7 announced it has reached a license agreement with a supplier of Volkswagen Group, marking the company’s largest automotive licensing deal.

Siemens launches SICHARGE D electric vehicle charger in Asia-Pacific

June 18, 2021 | 19:48

Siemens has launched SICHARGE D, a new public fast charging and high-powered compact electric vehicle charger providing one of the highest peak efficiencies.

VinFast to temporarily close Australian R&D division due to COVID-19

May 09, 2021 | 22:57

VinFast is planning to temporarily close its research and development (R&D) centre in Melbourne, Australia due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vingroup steps up overseas investment to realise global ambitions

May 03, 2021 | 20:19

Vingroup will pour an additional $300 million into the US market, to prepare for the sale of its new electric car models and smartphones.

Standard Chartered launches preferential loan programme for hybrid cars

April 29, 2021 | 18:41

Standard Chartered Bank Vietnam launched an environmentally-friendly automobile loan, offering one of the most preferential interest rates.

Vingroup to develop another automobile and part manufacturing plant in Ha Tinh

April 20, 2021 | 10:31

Vingroup is planning to develop another automobile and parts manufacturing plant and seaport in the central province of Ha Tinh.

ABB signs on AWS to develop cloud-based fleet management platform

April 01, 2021 | 10:18

ABB and Amazon Web Services have joined forces to build real-time fleet management solutions for fleets transitioning to electric vehicles.

VinFast overcomes Ford and Honda in February automobile sales 2

March 13, 2021 | 11:42

In February, Vinfast automobile sales overcame Ford and Honda to rank the fourth position for the first time since its recent establishment.

VinFast invests in manufacturing solid-state batteries in Vietnam

March 03, 2021 | 22:10

VinFast and ProLogium (Taiwan) signed an MoU on strategic cooperation to manufacture solid-state batteries for electric cars in Vietnam.

Vingroup reports soaring revenue in third quarter

November 02, 2020 | 19:27

A soar in vehicle and mobile phone sales, along with real estate, helped the revenue of Vingroup to increase by 14 per cent on-year.

How the pandemic hinders automobile supply chains

November 02, 2020 | 07:00

This year was supposed to be a transitional one for the global auto industry. Analysts had expectations that sales in the sector had bottomed out, and that growth in China would support the world market, reversing recent negative sales trends and getting back to a trajectory of growth.