Auto loans from banks in Thailand are probably 100 - 200 billion THB (2.7 - 5.4 billion USD) lower than expected so far this year because of concerns over non-performing loans, which threatens to affect the entire automotive supply chain, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Malaysia has overtaken Thailand to become Southeast Asia's second-largest auto market, after Indonesia, a major shift in a region that has become a key battleground for Asian automakers, Japan’s Nikkei Asia online newspaper reported on May 15.

The northern province of Vinh Phuc targets to become one of Vietnam's largest automobile and motorbike manufacturing centres by 2030, according to the Provincial Planning Project for the period of 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

Ford Vietnam has reported that it has for the first time achieved double-digit market share in the country after increasing by one percentage point in 2017.

Vietnam’s auto sales reach 20-year record