Electric Vehicles & Mobility

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) maker VinFast has secured a $100 million green loan facility from MUFG Bank, Ltd., to be used for VinFast's development and international expansion strategy.

Sapura Industrial Berhad (SIB), a Malaysia-based automotive component manufacturers, and Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU), Malaysia’s digital technology institution, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in electric and hybrid vehicle technology and smart manufacturing.

Singaporean transport group ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited has tied up with Chinese autonomous mobility technology company Pony.ai to expand its autonomous vehicle (AV) offerings with the launch of its autonomous shuttle service in Singapore.

Grab, a superapp in Southeast Asia, announced last Saturday its plans to launch Autonomously Intelligent Ride (Ai.R), its first autonomous vehicle (AV) service for consumers in Singapore, in partnership with WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving technology firm.

Vietnamese electric vehicles (EV) maker VinFast has officially announced a strategic partnership with the Arabian Automobile Association (AAA), a leading provider of vehicle support services in the Middle East, to improve its aftersales service in the region.

VinFast Auto India, a subsidiary of Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) brand VinFast, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICICI Bank, one of India’s private sector banks, to provide auto and inventory financing for its exclusive dealer network.

VinFast Auto Philippines Inc. (VinFast Philippines), a Vietnam-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer; V-Green Charging Station Development Philippines Inc. (V-Green), an EV charging infrastructure; and Green and Smart Mobility Philippines Inc. (Green GSM Philippines), operator of the all-electric taxi fleet, have signed a memorandum of understanding…

Carro, the Singapore-based online car marketplace, has raised $60 million in a round led by Japan's sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund, to accelerate demand of Japanese cars across Asia Pacific.

Green SM, the all-electric taxi service under GSM, has officially launched in Bekasi of Indonesia.

Vietnamese automaker VinFast Auto Ltd. has announced its preliminary domestic Vietnam deliveries of 10,922 electric vehicles (EVs) in August 2025.