Electric Vehicles & Mobility
As AI moves deeper into auto finance, trust and connectivity take center stage
At AIMCONNECT 2026 in Singapore, industry leaders explored what it will take to make smarter mobility and financing work for consumers. Artificial intelligence is moving beyond answering customer questions and suggesting products. In automotive finance, the bigger opportunity lies in connecting the many decisions between an initial enquiry and a completed…
Vietnam’s steel producer VinMetal, Italy’s Danieli to jointly make railway steel
VinMetal, the steel producer under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has signed a contract with Italy's Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. to supply core equipment for a rail and section steel line.
NEU Battery Materials raises $7.6M and opens Singapore plant
Singapore battery recycler NEU Battery Materials has raised $7.6 million and commissioned a 1,300-tonne-per-year LFP recycling plant in Tuas.
Green SM launches Vietnamese EV taxi service in Los Angeles
Green SM, a Vietnamese ride-hailing company utilizing only electric vehicles (EV) of VinFast brand, has launched its taxi service in Los Angeles, its first entry into North America and its ninth global market.
Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast opens early bookings for the all-new VF 8 in the Philippines
The VinFast VF 8 is now available for pre-order in the Philippines, further expanding the brand's product lineup and offering customers more choice, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
VinFast offers $60,000 per new electric motorcycle showroom in Indonesia, Philippines
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has offered dealer partners up to $60,000 for each new electric motorcycle showroom they open in the Philippines and Indonesia.
VinFast sells 178K EV in Jan-Sep, tops Vietnam’s vehicle market
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under conglomerate Vingroup, remained Vietnam’s single biggest vehicle seller in the first nine months of 2026, delivering 177,697 cars at home, or roughly a third of a combined national total at 495,138 units.
FPT’s Minh Ta Tran on scaling automotive software across Europe and Asia [Q&A]
FPT's Minh Ta Tran discusses cross-border automotive software delivery, software-defined vehicles, AI-assisted engineering and the role of Poland in the company's European expansion.
Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast debuts buses in US, to push sustainable mobility growth
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) maker under Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, will bring its state-of-the-art all-electric bus (e-bus) models to the U.S. market through a partnership with NexMove Certified.
Vietnam to require public EV charging stations to support compatible vehicles from July 2027
Vietnam has issued a technical regulation requiring public electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations to serve any compatible EVs and to disclose their prices.
