Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
ScandAsia reports on the automotive industry, with a focus on Nordic companies, manufacturing, electric vehicles, suppliers, trade, investment, innovation and sustainability across Southeast Asia and China.
For more in-depth coverage of European industrial technology and manufacturing in Thailand, visit EuroThaiLink.
The Chinese carmarker, Geely Auto Group has officially entered the EU market after it recently signed an agreement with the Hungarian car importer, Grand Automotive Central Europe (GACE). “This partnership …
China Geely carmaker enters EU market with “top quality” products Read More
The Chinese electric vehicle maker, Nio, released the October delivery update on Wednesday, 2 November 2022, showing that the company delivered 10,059 vehicles in October 2022, representing an increase of …
China Nio releases its October EVs delivery update Read More
Several Chinese electric vehicle brands including Xpeng, SAIC’s MG, BYD, and Aiways were displaying their latest design during the recent Denmark’s eCarExpo 2022. According to Xinhua News Agency, the newcomer …
Chinese EV “Xpeng” to expand in Denmark market Read More
The first 500 VOYAH FREE SUVs were shipped from Wuhan, China to Norway recently this week. As the pre-ordering of the cars in Norway started in June 2022, Torje Aleksander …
Chinese VOYAH electric cars are shipped to Norway Read More
The Swedish manufacturer, Volvo Cars announced that it will no longer sell petrol or diesel vehicles in Denmark on Tuesday, 20 September 2022. The company is now exclusively focusing on …
Volvo Cars announced to no longer sell petrol or diesel cars in Denmark Read More
The Covid-29 lockdowns in China have continued to affect the delivery of Volvo’s electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles during the third quarter, it was reported. “The Swedish carmaker pointed to …
Lockdowns in China affecting Volvo sales Read More
Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced plans to open more than 50 stores in Europe at the 35th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition in Norway last Tuesday. VinFast plans to open …
Vietnam’s VinFast to open over 50 car showrooms in Europe Read More
Expanding its operations in Europe, Chinese EV maker, XPENG, opened a Brand Experience Store in Norway. At the same time, it launched the XPENG P5 sedan and XPENG G3i SUV, …
Chinese EV maker XPENG opens experience store in Oslo Read More
According to readers of a Swedish engine website, Volvo is not as Swedish as it once was, media Dagbladet writes. The company Volvo was established almost 95 years ago and has since …
Is Volvo Swedish or Chinese? Read More
RSA Finland will start importing the Chinese electric car brand BYD with a small van, the BYD T3, first while other commercial vehicles and passenger car models are coming later, …
Finnish car importer RSA brings Chinese BYD electric vans to the domestic market Read More
While battery electric vehicles were not wildly successful at the start, new battery-swapping technology has brought the issue of charging vehicles to the fore again for electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. …
Chinese EV tech making inroads in Scandinavian countries Read More
The head of Chinese electric car maker Xpeng believes that the closure of Shanghai could have major consequences. Norwegian importers are however not worried, E24 writes. Last week, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng …
Xpeng fears production may come to a full stop in May – Norwegian importers not worried Read More
The Chinese company Geely started test runs of green e-methanol vehicles earlier this week at the port of Aalborg in Denmark, media Xinhua writes. E-methanol is a sustainable, carbon-neutral, and renewable fuel …
Geely starts test runs of e-methanol vehicles in Denmark Read More
The 2022 MOTOR SHOW at Impact Arena! You don’t have to be a big fan of cars, to enjoy a visit to a Motorshow. You step into a world full …
It’s a rich man’s world Read More
On March 10, VOYAH, the high-end electric vehicle brand from Dongfeng Group, officially landed in Norway on the “cloud” side, with representatives from China Dongfeng Motor Industry Imp. & Exp. …
Chinese High-end EV brand VOYAH officially landed in Norway Read More
Last week, the Chinese EV maker Xpeng launched its website in Denmark which makes it possible for Danish customers to reserve the Xpeng P5 online, and in April, the company …
Xpeng’s P5 electric car now available in Denmark Read More
After selling to its local market for years, the Chinese EV manufacturer selected Norway as the company’s first foreign market most likely due to the Nordic country being a testbed …
NIO to sell EVs in Denmark and Sweden in 2022 Read More
Chinese electric car maker Xpeng and Sweden’s auto dealer Bilia have announced a partnership for the Swedish market. Media Elbil writes that the collaboration means that Xpeng’s models will be available in …
Xpeng and Bilia enter into partnerships in the Swedish market Read More
Volvo Cars, the Swedish automobile maker owned by China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding, has announced plans to invest SEK 10 billion in its Torslanda manufacturing plant in Sweden in coming years, …
Volvo Cars to invest SEK 10 billion in Swedish plant for switch to EVs Read More
A few weeks ago, Chinese EV maker NIO announced that NIO users in Norway can now receive the new system update, Aspen 3.0.5 NO, which is the company’s first over-the-air …
Chinese EV maker NIO announces FOTA availability in Norway Read More
Chinese carmaker Geely’s premium electric car manufacturer Zeekr begins a partnership with Alphabet’s Waymo to integrate Waymo Driver into a version of the new mobility-focused, all-electric Zeekr vehicle, designed in …
Geely and Waymo start collaboration on cars produced in Gothenburg Read More
Volvo Cars suffered a cyberattack on some of its research and development property, the Chine-owned Swedish company said in a press release on 10 December. “Volvo Cars have become aware that …
Volvo Cars say it suffered a cyberattack Read More
Swedish pension providers Folksam and AMF have both announced they bought billions of kronor of newly-issued shares in Volvo Cars in the initial public offering (IPO) which took place on …
Swedish pension firms invest billions in Volvo Cars’ IPO Read More
On September 30, Chinese automaker NIO officially launched its NIO ES8 in Norway and commenced user delivery. According to this company statement, NIO House | Oslo will open to the public on …
NIO ES8 Launches at NIO House | Oslo Read More
Swedish automaker Volvo Truck has donated a custom-designed truck to Kechara Food Bank in Malaysia. Kechara Food Bank is one of many organizations that run a soup kitchen in Medan …
Volvo Truck Malaysia donates custom-designed truck to Kechara Food Bank Read More
Owned by Geely Automobile Holdings, the Chinese-Swedish automobile brand Lynk & Co builds Volvo-based machines but recently the company announced its plans to enter the motorcycle market with the launch …
Chinese-Swedish Lynk & Co enter the Motorcycle market Read More
The Chinese automaker BYD (“Build Your Dreams”) reaches another significant milestone in its ‘electric journey’ into the European passenger car market as it’s 1000th Tang SUV sets sail to Norway, …
BYD hits major milestone as the 1000th Tang SUV sets sail for Norway Read More
The Chinese multinational automotive company Geely Auto Group has appointed former Bentley Motors design head, Stefan Sielaff as Vice President of Geely Auto Group’s Global Design, Manila Times reports. Stefan Sielaff succeeds …
Geely Auto Group appoints new Vice President of Global Design Read More
Volvo Philippines headquarters in Makati is now a certified safe spot for those who would like to visit the Swedish carmaker’s showroom and service center as the branch has earned …
Volvo Philippines has earned its safety seal certification from DOLE Read More
China Euro Vehicle Technology AB or just CEVT is setting up an innovation center in the Northern Finnish city of Oulu where the company hopes to get the latest Oulu …
CEVT to open Innovation Center in Finland’s Innovation Hub – Oulu Read More
NIO, the Chinese multinational automobile manufacturer specializing in designing and developing electric vehicles will open the company’s first NIO House in Oslo Norway on 23 September, co-founder and president of …
Chinese EV maker NIO to open first Norway-based NIO House this month Read More
The Swedish automaker Volvo Cars recently reported a drop in global sales in August of 10.6 percent compared with the same period last year. According to media CB, overall underlying demand …
Volvo’s global sales down by 10% in August – supplier shut-downs in Asia challenge volume levels Read More
Sweden’s Volvo Trucks recently announced the agreement to acquire JMC Heavy Duty Vehicle Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd., which includes a manufacturing site in Taiyuan, Shanxi …
Volvo Trucks acquire heavy-duty truck manufacturing operation in China Read More
A localized Norwegian version of the Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng’s flagship P7 sedan recently rolled off its production line at the company’s Zhaoqing factory in south China’s Guangdong province which …
Chinese Xpeng starts exporting flagship P7 sedan to Norway for the first time Read More
The Swedish Steel company SSAB, has produced and delivered the world’s first fossil-free steel to its first customer, the Volvo Group, according to this press release. The trial delivery is an …
SSAB delivers the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo Group Read More
The Chinese automaker BYD (“Build Your Dreams”) has together with its local distributor RSA, delivered the first shipment of BYD Tang 7-seat SUVs to customers in Norway, Insideevs writes. The Chinese company …
Chinese automaker BYD delivers first EVs to customers in Norway Read More
Volvo Cars in Sweden is experiencing a shortage of semiconductor chips which temporarily halts production at the carmaker’s factory in Torslanda near Gothenburg in Sweden. Volvo, which is owned by …
Volvo halts production at Swedish factory due to chips shortage Read More
Volvo Cars Thailand has launched a fully integrated digital ‘VOLVO Customer Relations Center (CRC)’, a central data center coordinating all the digital support channels, including the Volvo Cars App which …
Volvo Cars Thailand launches a fully integrated digital Customer Service Center (CRC) Read More
Volvo Cars have agreed to buy out parent company Zhejiang Geely Holding (GEELY.UL) from their joint ventures in China, potentially boosting the Swedish automaker’s valuation ahead of a planned share …
Volvo Cars to take full control of its Chinese business Read More
The Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has shipped its first batch of flagship ES8 SUVs to Norway, the company said on 22 July. The shipment is a key step in …
Nio’s shipment of EV’s is en route to Norway Read More
The Chinese carmaker Nio is to enter the Norwegian market in September making the Nio ES8 SUV available to Norwegian customers together with home chargers and superchargers. The carmaker also …
Chinese Nio’s ES8 SUV will be available for Norwegian customers in September Read More
In the last six months, several Chinese car manufacturers have launched electric cars (EVs) in Denmark, and they have already begun to challenge the established EV car industry including Volkswagen …
Chinese EV manufacturers challenge the established car industry in Denmark Read More
Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely Holding have agreed to create a joint venture under the name Aurobay for its powertrain operations, as the companies proceed with their earlier …
Volvo Cars and Geely Holding create Aurobay for joint powertrain operations Read More
The Chinese Hubei Henglong Automotive Systems Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Automotive Systems (CAAS) has acquired a 40 percent interest in Swedish automotive technology company Sentient AB for a …
China Automotive Systems acquires 40 percent of Swedish Vehicle Technology Firm Read More
The Danish company Nimalift is successful in selling car lifts and tire machines that are produced in China. So successful in fact, that the company’s profit more than doubled in …
Danish Nimalift successful in selling Chinese machines Read More
You may not be able to buy a new Volvo right now, but you can buy a branded reusable antimicrobial face mask with the Swedish car maker’s logo on it …
Volvo Cars Malaysia launches reusable face masks Read More
Chinese all-electric carmaker BYD has shipped its first 100 deliveries of BYD Tang 600 SUV to Norway, media Clean Technica writes in a recently published article. BYD celebrated the send-off …
First 100 all-electric Chinese BYD cars headed to Norway Read More
To address skills and labor shortage in Vietnam, the Danish manufacturer of smaller flexible industrial collaborative robot arms, Universal Robots has advised Vietnamese manufacturers to implement cobots, media The Star …
Danish company advises Vietnam’s manufacturers to install cobots Read More
According to a recent company announcement, Swedish automaker Volvo Cars is considering an initial public offering on Sweden’s main stock exchange later this year, with Chinese company Geely Holdings to …
Volvo considers IPO with Chinese Geely Holdings to remain its major shareholder Read More
The Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio has launched its brand in Norway and the company plans to open its first overseas store in Oslo in September, Yahoo finance reports. Nio …
Chinese EV maker Nio launches its brand in Norway Read More