Asean States Venture into Electric Mobility

Southeast Asia is discovering electric mobility. One in every three potential car buyers could now imagine buying an electric car. For the Asean region, this is an opportunity to successfully compete with the western automotive industry. Some states are intensively building up their production capacities, investing in battery factories, and trying out their own developments. Others, however, are failing to achieve their aims. For that reason, German OEMs are hoping for lucrative business - if it were not for the Chinese and Japanese who almost entirely dominate the market there. …