Industry Developments

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

India's leading passenger car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki is looking to address its declining domestic sales by increasing its stock of diesel engines. Japanese parent company Suzuki... 2012-01-19

Carmakers in Thailand are literally counting the cost of the flooding in the country as the waters have subsided and business can recommence. BMI believes the scramble to restore and... 2012-01-18

Japanese component manufacturer Denso Corporation has announced more investment for its Indian operations, which is a further example of BMI's view that suppliers are continuing to... 2012-01-17

Pakistan's auto sector is already benefitting from measures included in the latest budget to boost car sales, which means an upward revision of BMI's forecast for passenger car sales... 2012-01-13

As expected, growth in China's total vehicle sales was much slower in 2011 than the 32% year-on-year (y-o-y) recorded in 2010. Sales rose just 2.5% to 14.5mn units, slightly surpassing... 2012-01-12

Vehicle sales in the Philippines fell 4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in 2011, as natural disasters in the region created a domino effect, which lasted throughout the last three quarters of... 2012-01-11

The North American International Auto Show in Detroit has already thrown up a mixed bag of news for the Australian autos industry. While Ford Motor has allocated investment of US$103mn... 2012-01-10

The news that Indonesian students have developed a 'national car' has prompted the government to support a push for a domestic vehicle production industry. As South East Asia's largest... 2012-01-09

After splitting from Hero Moto Corp in 2011, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) has laid out its strategy for replacing its former partner as market leader by 2020. The traditionally... 2012-01-06