BANGKOK — Japanese electric vehicle startup FOMM will spend 1 billion baht ($30.4 million) to set up in Thailand its first-ever production site, the company said Tuesday at a news conference here. Mass production is slated to begin around February for the venture’s FOMM One, an electric car that seats four people and can run 160 km […]

The retail price of petrol in Cambodia has increased for the third straight month, upsetting many who work in low-paying jobs, such as tuk-tuk drivers. The price jumped to 4,200 riel per litre in mid-October from 3,950 riel in July, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The price increase is hurting low-income families as the […]

Malaysia is making a big push into developing “disruptive technology-driven” vehicles for global markets, with its maiden model expected to hit the market in two years’ time. The model is under the new national car project (NNCP) mooted by Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Its prototype is expected to be rolled out early next […]