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HERE, a Nokia company and a leader in mapping, navigation and location services, has been selected by Finnish traffic agencies to lead a pilot project to enable vehicles to communicate …
HERE selected for Finnish vehicle hazard warning pilot project Read MoreThe Chinese-backed investment group that bought technology and assets from Sweden’s Saab in 2012 now says it plans to build a $400 million factory and R&D unit for electric cars …
Saab owner to build million dollar electric car factory in China Read More
Scania Siam Co., Ltd., co-operating with the government and the private sector, has arranged Scania Driver Competitions Thailand 2014/2015 and reached the championship round in June 2015. This competition opens up …
Scania truck and bus driving skill competitions Thailand 2014/2015 Read More
The Swedish electric vehicle producer Nevs (formerly Saab cars) has announced the establishing in Tianjin, neighbouring Beijing City and Hebei Province, in China of its second global factory with focus …
Nevs (Saab cars) sets up second factory and R&D in Tianjin, China Read More
Connecting to the Shanghai Auto Show Volvo Cars also announced with confidence that its sales in China in 2015 is expected to grow faster than the overall market for premium …
Volvo Cars expects stronger sales than overall premium market in China Read More
While Southeast Asia is eagerly awaiting the XC90’s arrival, Volvo Cars has unveiled “the most luxurious vehicle ever built by the Swedish company in its 88 year history” at the …
Asia launch: XC90 ‘Excellence’ – Volvo’s most luxurious car model ever Read MoreHave you ever had problems finding an empty parking space for your car in an airport? Most people drive their own cars to the airport they will embark on their …
How To Secure Your Car At The Airport Read More National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs), which acquired the main assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estates in 2012 and launched its first electric vehicle model in 2014, can finally look …
New life for Nevs and potential future for Saab cars Read More
Finnish Valmet Automotive and RLE International, both leading service providers to the global automotive industry, have established their partnership further by setting up a new joint venture, which will incorporate …
Valmet Automotive incorporates Chinese subsidiary in RLE Global Operations joint venture Read More
Swedish aerospace and defence company Saab Group emphasised recently that it has found a reliable Malaysian partner in DRB-HICOM, which utilises local content and capabilities for its Gripen aircraft and …
DRB-HICOM: Saab Group’s Malaysian partner Read More
Volvo Cars presents a unique, complete system solution that makes it possible to integrate self-driving cars into real traffic – with ordinary people in the driver’s seat. The solution was …
Volvo self-driving cars ‘reacts faster than most humans’ Read More
AB Volvo has completed the acquisition of 45% of the Chinese automotive manufacturer, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles Co., Ltd. The purchase consideration amounted to RMB 5.5 billion, according to the company’s …
Volvo completes acquisition of 45% of Dongfeng Read More
The deadline for the submission of tenders to supply Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) with a new fleet of 3,183 buses, was finally scheduled for January 2015. Conspicuously absent from …
Bangkok’s new bus fleet saga: why Scania, Volvo opt out Read More
The deadline for the submission of tenders to supply Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) with a new fleet of 3,183 buses, was finally scheduled for January 2015. Conspicuously absent from …
Bangkok’s bus fleet procurement: why Scania, Volvo opt out Read More
On August 14th, Sandvik Coromant’s Global President Klas Forsström inaugurated the company’s new sales office and training center in Jakarta. The state of the art facility for machining competence is …
Sandvik Coromant opened new training center in Indonesia Read More
Free parking, power charging and entry through Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries would make electric cars more attractive to Singaporeans. A conference on August 1 on the future of transportation …
Norwegian envoy: Incentives key to electric car boom Read More
China’s National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), which rescued iconic car brand Saab from bankruptcy, has been forced to pledge vehicles and buildings in order to borrow 58 million kronor, Swedish …
Saab’s Chinese owner pledges assets to save the company Read More
A Swedish automotive sub-supplier delegation, led by Ambassador Mr. Lars Fredén, met with the Geely Chairman, Mr. Li Shufu, and other representatives for Geely on June 17. The purpose of …
Swedish automotive sub-suppliers visit Geely Read More
THE Naza Group of Companies expanded its portfolio this week with the official introduction of the Koenigsegg Automotive AB hypercar brand via the group’s new subsidiary, Naza Swedish Motors Sdn …
Sweden’s Koenigsegg supercar now in Malaysia, Indonesia Read More
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) is preparing an extensive investment to develop a new platform on the Phoenix architecture, which will be the base for future car models. This development …
Dogged by financing woes, NEVS halts Saab 9-3 production Read More
Geely and Volvo will make large-scale investments in the research, development and manufacturing of electric drive system for automobiles. Geely and Volvo are discussing on the establishment of a joint …
Geely, Volvo to jointly invest in electric car R&D Read More
Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) will reveal the Volvo S60L PPHEV (Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) Concept Car at the 2014 Beijing International Auto Show. The ingenious petrol plug-in hybrid …
Volvo to unveil S60L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid at Beijing Auto Show Read More
National Electric Vehicles Sweden, the Chinese-Swedish company behind the re-launch of Saab, has started production of its first electric Saab models. The electrically-powered 9-3 sedans are built in Sweden, but …
First electric Saab 9-3 to be tested in China Read More
Reports by the international news agency Reuters indicate that plans may be afoot to re-launch production of Fisker electric cars. Two years ago production was discontinued at Valmet Automotive in …
Chinese owner to resume Fisker e-car production in Finland Read More
Danish recycling equipment manufacturer, Eldan Recycling is to supply a three tonne per hour cable recycling line to Chinese firm, Tianjin Xinneng Renewable Resources. Eldan Cable Recycling Equipment Destined for …
Eldan ships cable recycling machine to China Read More
While electric car sales remain disappointingly low in North America, it’s the exact opposite in Norway, so much so that the existing infrastructure is unable to sustain the demand, according …
Electric car boom outpaces Norway’s infrastructure Read More
A year out of bankruptcy and with just two cars a day rolling off its production line, Saab is betting on an as yet unbuilt electric version of a decade …
Saab’s revival hinges on electric cars, China market Read More
Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe will invest about DKK900 million to build catalyst plant in China. The board of directors of Haldor Topsoe has approved the capital investment needed to carry out …
Denmark’s Haldor Topsoe to set up catalyst plant in China Read More
More European firms have expressed keen interest in locking in their Philippine investments, given the local economy’s robust growth, improvement in governance and the availability of young, skilled workforce in …
Scandinavian firms keen on setting up shop in The Philippines Read More
The wellknown Asian tuk-tuk vehicle has found its way to Greenland Tourists coming to Ilulissat in Greenland now have the chance to explore the town from an Asia-inspired tuk-tuk vehicle. …
Greenland had its first tuk-tuk Read More
Mark Hallum will take over as managing director of Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd from David Stenstrom, who has moved on to the role of senior director of Manufacturing Engineering …
Volvo Malaysia appoints Mark Hallum as managing director Read MoreSwedish polymer manufacturer Nolato is expanding its production facility in Beijing, China with an additional 2,200 square meters of space. The company develops and manufactures polymer product systems in medical …
Swedish medical company expands in China Read MoreSwedish made Koenigsegg, one of the fastest and most exclusive cars was unveiled to 200 VIPs and guests at a private launch event at the Ritz Carlton Millenia hoteln …
Swedish supercar introduced in Singapore Read MoreEight companies from Sweden have expressed interest in investing up to $500 million in total in Indonesia, Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat said on Sunday. The minister, who is part of …
Swedish Firms May Invest Up to $500m in Indonesia Read MoreDanish robot maker Universal Robots sees a potential goldmine in offering robots with a human touch to small enterprises on the mainland that are struggling with rising wages and a …
Danish robot maker sees a potential goldmine in China Read MoreScania will deliver 360 city buses in Malaysia, to Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad company. Scania will deliver to Malaysia 360 city buses which will operate in the Kuala Lumpur, which …
Swedish Scania to deliver 360 city buses to Malaysia Read MoreSwedish State Secretary to the Minister of Enterprise, Håkan Ekengren, made a visit to China, 19 – 25 April. The State Secretary and his delegation began their visit at …
Swedish State delegation visits China Read MoreOn April 3, representatives from the Embassy of Sweden in Beijing attended the inauguration of the Beijing Alignment Academy. The academy was founded by Swedish companies Car-O-Liner and Josam and …
Swedish companies open automotive training academy in China Read MoreForeign investors should consider using Thailand as a regional hub and a springboard to faster-growing Greater Mekong economies given massive infrastructure plans to strengthen regional connectivity, say Thai and European …
Experts say Thailand should be regional foreign investors hub Read MoreDenmark’s Universal Robots A/S may set up a Thai subsidiary once the South-East Asian market has a sizeable demand for industrial robots, probably in the next five years. Rising wages and restrictions …
Danish robot firm sees industrial potential in Thailand Read More
SAAB Automobile is raising fresh hopes in its Swedish hometown as the mothballed brand gears up for another revival, more than a year after it went bankrupt, reported Shanghai Daily. …
SAAB hometown prays for Chinese electric revival Read More
The Danish car designer Henrik Fisker tries to rise new funding for his car company in China. The company has not built a car in six months, Reuters news agency …
Danish car designer looking to China for salvation Read MoreWhen was the last time you rented a car to move around on a business trip or a planned family vacation? Do you recall what kind of an experience did …
Top 3 Car Trouble Tips In Asia Read More
Finnish battery maker European Batteries Oy will build a production center in north China’s city of Tianjin, local officials confirmed on Tuesday. According to China Daily, the center, located in …
Finnish battery maker builds plant in Tianjin Read MoreTo meet its strong order intake in Asia, Autoliv Inc. – the global leader in automotive safety systems – has opened a new seatbelt plant in Cibitung near Jakarta, Indonesia. …
Sweden-based Autoliv expands in Indonesia Read MoreSwedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt offered to help solve Jakarta’s seemingly incurable traffic problems during his visit to the capital on Wednesday, reports the Jakarta Globe. “We have a lot …
Sweden Offers to Solve Jakarta’s Traffic Problems During PM Visit Read MoreFisker Karma, a car designed by Danish Henrik Fisker, must be the sexist electric and environmental friendly car in the world. After a successful introduction of the car at the …
Fisker Karma to enter the Chinese market Read MoreThe new owners of the bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab announced Monday, that they will launch their first new model in 2014. Saab’s new owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (Nevs) …
New Saab Model in 2014 Read MoreEurocham’s Whitebook 2013 edition will be released late November 2012. As its prior editions, the issue summarises key issues affecting the European business climate in Vietnam as well as issues that …
EuroCham’s Whitebook 2013 Releasing in November Read MoreAt the 4th China New Energy Mobility Summit that took place on 20 July 2012, the Volvo C30 Electric was awarded China’s Green Car of the Year in recognition of …
Volvo C30 Electric Green Car of the Year in China Read More