Vietnam vehicle market expands 8% in March

Vietnam’s new vehicle market expanded by 8% to 26,079 units in March 2025 from 24,133 units a year earlier, according to wholesale data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

First solar-powered electric boats to ply Singapore River by April 2025

SINGAPORE – Solar-powered electric boats will soon ply the Singapore River, with two of 10 such vessels going into service by April 2025. Manufactured by local maritime start-up Pyxis, these new solar-powered river boats named Pyxis R ferries will replace half of river cruise operator WaterB’s fleet of 20 boats by the end of 2025.

Thailand approves Sunwoda to invest $1B in EV battery cell plants

Thailand’s Commission on the National Competitiveness Enhancement for Targeted Industries, has approved an investment by a unit of China’s Sunwoda Electronic worth more than $1 billion in the production of electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) batteries at the cell level, in a move that will strengthen the country’s supply chain and support EV manufacturing […]