Electric Vehicles & Mobility

Philippine EV adoption to accelerate despite charging infrastructure constraints – BMI

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, SkyPark to utilize luxury EV for VIP airport transfers in Subang

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 Vietnam factory arm becomes fully domestically owned after Singapore parent exits

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.

Gojek strengthens GoTaxi service in Singapore through expanded partnership with ComfortDelGro

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.

Eric Cheng, co-founder and group chief executive of CARSOME

Malaysia-based car e-commerce CARSOME reports $8.3M quarterly EBITDA in Q2

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.

Vietnam’s FPT to absorb Poland software unit of Japan’s Nippon Seiki, extends car-software service to Europe

The Japanese unit of Vietnam’s technology giant FPT will take on the Polish software-design operations of Japan's Nippon Seiki, extending an automotive-software partnership between the two companies from Japan and Vietnam into Europe.

Nanyang Technological University flies Singapore’s first homegrown electric aircraft in Germany test campaign

Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has completed a month-long flight-test campaign in Germany with Singapore's first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) aircraft designed and built in the country.

Southeast Asia’s EV sales accelerate as energy crisis continues

Electric vehicle (EV) sales are accelerating in Southeast Asia as energy crisis continues, Maybank Investment Bank said on Thursday.

Green GSM premium electric taxi service in the Philippines

Green GSM launches seven-seat premium electric taxi service in the Philippines

Green GSM has launched a premium seven-seat electric taxi service using VinFast Limo Green vehicles in four Metro Manila cities.

JC&C to sell Singapore, Malaysia car business to Indonesia’s Chandra Asri for $207M

Jardine Cycle & Carriage (JC&C), a Singapore-incorporated company, will sell its Cycle & Carriage automotive business in Singapore and Malaysia to CCHPL Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Indonesia's PT Chandra Asri Pacific, for an estimated S$265 million ($207 million).