In November 2020, China's largest ride-hailing service company DiDi Chuxing unveiled the “D1” BEV model which was jointly developed with Chinese automaker BYD. This is the first automobile developed under the initiative of a vehicle dispatch service company. The spread of BEVs by a giant vehicle dispatch service company, which is said to have about 400 million monthly active users, is attracting attention both inside and outside the industry. The operation method of the D1 is different from past methods. The D1 is purchased by an operating company affRead more...

In October 2020, electric (HEV / PHEV / BEV / FCEV) passenger vehicle sales increased 29% year-on-year to 83,000 units ・The sales of electric vehicles (HEV / PHEV / BEV / FCEV) in the passenger vehicle market (light automobiles with a 660cc or smaller engine displacement are not included) increased 29% from the same month of the previous year to 83,000 units. The reason for the sharp increase is that sales decreased in the entire automobile market in October 2019 due to the consumption tax hike implemented in the same month. It was the first time sincRead more...

Ather Energy is an Indian electric motorcycle startup founded in 2013. The company was launched by alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and started production and sales of electric motorcycles in 2018. India's largest motorcycle company Hero MotoCorp has a 38.57% stake in Ather Energy which is attracting attention as part of Hero MotoCorp’s electric motorcycle business. Ather Energy began business operations in Bangalore where its headquarters is located, but it has already entered to Chennai and plans to expand into nine more cities in InRead more...

Indonesia drops sharply while India performs well during the festival period Automobile sales of 10 Asian countries in October 2020 fell 10.5% year-on-year to 767,000 units. ASEAN: Thailand decreased 3.9% to 74,000 units. Indonesia nosedived 48.9% to 49,000 units. Malaysia increased 5.2% to 57,000 units. Malaysia remained strong thanks to demand aroused by sales tax cut while Indonesia continued to decline sharply due to stricter examination of automobile loans. East Asia: South Korea went up 1.7% to 160,000 units, rising for the second consecutive moRead more...

Monthly production recovers to nearly 1 million units Automobile production of seven Asian countries in October 2020 dropped 5.6% year-on-year to 987.000 units. The production scale nearly reached 1 million units. ASEAN: Thailand dropped 2.2% to 149,000 units. Production for exports fell 19.6% to 67,000 units but production for the domestic market went up 18.8% to 82,000 units, increasing for the second consecutive month. Indonesia fell 46.0% to 66,000 units. Production volume declined sharply due to the prolonged sluggish domestic sales. East Asia: SRead more...