Electric Vehicles & Mobility

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) firm VinFast has unveiled its international business strategy for electric scooters, identifying five initial key markets: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia.

VinFast Indonesia has announced a strategic cooperation agreement with the Subang Regency Government and a key infrastructure partner to develop an interchange on the vital toll road connecting Cikampek and Palimanan (Cipali Toll Road).

Apex Securities has foreseen slower electric vehicle (EV) demand growth in Malaysia this year amid policy changes.

Vietnam-based electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast and Israel-based automotive artificial intelligence (AI) firm Autobrains announced Tuesday a strategic partnership on developing autonomous driving technology L2++ and a new autonomous vehicle architecture capable of transforming virtually any car into a self-driving “robo-car”.

Kenanga Research has expected gradual transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) which currently enjoys tax exemption up until 2027 for locally-assembled completely knocked-down (CKDs) in Malaysia.

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast has officially set an unprecedented sales record in the Vietnamese automotive market, delivering a total of 175,099 EVs to customers nationwide in 2025.

OMOWAY, a Singapore-based two-wheeled smart mobility firm, has successfully closed consecutive Pre-A and Pre-A+ funding rounds, raising tens of millions of US dollars.

The Sylvan Group, a Singapore-based private equity firm backed by members of South Korea’s Hyundai family, is partnering SK Innovation, the energy arm of the SK Group, to invest about $300 million to scale a hydrogen mobility business in South Korea, including rolling out refueling hubs for buses.

Malaysian businesses are at the forefront of a major energy transformation, as new research reveals surging electricity demand, ambitious sustainability targets, and growing expectations for smarter, greener energy solutions.

Grab, the Singapore-based superapp, and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC), the China-based smart electric mobility firm, have forged a strategic partnership, to deploy an initial 20,000 high-performance electric vehicles (EVs) across Southeast Asia.