Industry Developments

Data released by Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) show that while the restricted number of Certificates of Entitlement (COE) has pushed up prices of new cars to the point... 2012-02-07

Despite growth of 8.65% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2011, Indonesia's motorcycle sales did not achieve the volumes projected by either BMI or the Indonesian Motorcycle Industry Association... 2012-02-06

Ford Motor is one of the first US carmakers to make a move to increase exports to South Korea under the Korea-US (KORUS) free trade agreement (FTA) ratified in 2011. While the terms... 2012-02-03

Swedish commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturer Scania has announced investment in a new Regional Product Centre, to expand on its existing partnerships within the mining sector and introduce... 2012-02-01

Despite the recent flooding, which disrupted supplies in the auto sector, German automotive component supplier Continental believes the market is still a central regional production... 2012-01-31

The outperformance of India's commercial vehicle segment relative the rest of the four-wheeled market has attracted the interest of a number of truck manufacturers, particularly in... 2012-01-30

The rapid growth in Indonesia's new vehicle sales may be positive for the major industry players, encouraging investment in local production from vehicle producers and parts suppliers... 2012-01-27

Following the country's natural disasters earlier in the year, new vehicle sales in Japan showed clear signs of recovery in the latter months of 2011, to end the year down 16%, slightly... 2012-01-26

BMI remains optimistic about the outlook for the Philippines autos market, despite a cumulative 1.9% y-o-y decline in new vehicle sales in the market, to 131,242 units, during the first... 2012-01-25

BMI's view that South Korean suppliers will capture business from Japanese rivals as a result of the strong yen and recent natural disasters has been supported further by news that... 2012-01-20