Electric Vehicles & Mobility

Pham Nhat Vuong, the founder of Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) manufactuer VinFast, has handed the top executive roles at his electric-vehicle maker VinFast and its affiliated ride-hailing company GSM to his two sons.

VinFast has signed agreements with 13 dealer partners to develop 27 new showrooms across the Philippines as it targets a 60-dealership network in 2026.

Green GSM Philippines is holding a September 12 to 14 driver partner festival expected to draw up to 5,000 people, with 1,000 EVs set for handover.

American automobile giant Tesla has established its Vietnamese subsidiary, Tesla Motors Vietnam LLC, according to a filing with the ministry-run National Business Registration Portal.

Grab and GXS Bank have on Wednesday jointly announced new solutions designed to address operational and financial barriers to EV adoption for Grab’s driver-partners.

BMI Country Risk and Industry Research has forecasted electric vehicle (EV) sales in the Philippines to increase by 11.2 percent year-on-year in 2026, from 29,479 units to 32,776 units.

Zeekr Malaysia, the local arm of China's Zeekr, and SkyPark FBO Malaysia will use the Zeekr 009 luxury electric van for airside passenger transfers at a business-aviation center in Subang, near Kuala Lumpur.

VinFast's main Vietnamese manufacturing company, VinFast Trading and Production JSC (VFTP), has become 100 percent domestically owned after its Nasdaq-listed, Singapore-based parent VinFast Auto Ltd divested its stake.

Zig by ComfortDelGro and Gojek Singapore announced Monday an expanded partnership that makes it easier for commuters to book a metered taxi through the Gojek app.

CARSOME reported Q2 EBITDA of about MYR 33 million, up 38 percent year on year, as vehicle sales and gross profit increased across Southeast Asia.