The mission of the Automotive industry – one of the most globalised industries – is to provide safe and accessible transportation for the world’s increasing population. The industry is one of the main engines of economic growth, with important multiplier effects both in upstream sectors such as metal processing, chemicals, and textiles, and in downstream sectors like ICT, trade and services. It is also one of the biggest innovators on a global scale, rapidly adopting breakthrough technologies that address the need for more efficient and environmentally-friendly transport solutions.
The Automotive industry involves the manufacturing of bodies, engines, parts and whole vehicles for ground transportation. Such vehicles include motorcycles, cars, light commercial vehicles and heavy commercial vehicles.
In Q4 2020, the automotive sector in China continued to improve in terms of production and sales on the back of economic recovery and stronger market demand. The automotive production increased by 8.8% y/y to 8.2mn units. Output of ...
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Indonesia is home to ASEAN’s largest market for two- and four-wheel vehicles and the second largest motor vehicle producer. A number of global automotive brands have opened production sites in the country or plan to do so. ...
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Malaysia is the third-largest motor vehicle manufacturer and market (excluding motorcycles) in the ASEAN region, behind Thailand and Indonesia. The motor vehicle industry (including motorcycles) was dominated by ...
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In Q3 FY2021, the automotive output volume in India (excluding commercial vehicles) reached 7mn units. On a quarterly basis, production increased by 8.3% in Q3 FY2021 (up from 6.5mn units in Q2 FY2021, excluding commercial vehicles). Along this ...
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China first identified low-carbon development as an important focus of economic transformation in its 12th FYP guidelines. This time, policymakers reiterated the need to accelerate the process with an aim to meet the carbon ...
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Thailand is the largest producer of four-wheel vehicles in the ASEAN region and the 11th largest vehicle producer in the world. Additionally, the Thai four-wheel vehicle market is the second-largest in ASEAN and the 17th-largest market in ...
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In Q2 FY2021, the automotive output volume in India (excluding commercial vehicles) reached 6.5mn units. On a quarterly basis, production increased by 353.1% q/q in Q2 FY2021 (up from 1.4mn units ...
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In Q3 2020, the automotive sector in China continued to improve in terms of production and sales on the back of economic recovery. The automotive production increased by 14.1% y/y to 6.8mn units. Output of passenger car and commercial ...
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Supported by a rebound of economic growth and an array of government policies to stimulate car consumption, the automotive sector in China witnessed double-digit growth both in production and sales during Q2 2020. The automotive production ...
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In 2018, China’s car parts market saw sales revenue rise by 4.2% y/y to reach RMB 3tn, according to figures supplied by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers collated from 13,019 car parts manufacturers. This is despite a ...
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