Foton Motor Philippines Inc assembles a range of vehicles in the Philippines since 2016.

Honda plans selling “next-generation” hydrogen fuel cell power systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and other applications by 2024.

Green hydrogen will be produced using Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser system equipment developed by Toyota and used at the Denso plant in Fukushima.

The site will be located in Queen Creek, on the outskirts of the Phoenix metropolitan area, with production set to begin in 2025 at a capacity of 27 GWh per year.

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of palm oil and the government is keen to promote bio-diesel with 35% vegetable oil as a mainstream fuel in the country.

Beijing has a joint sales company in Thailand with which it plans to develop the assembly plant.

The all-new N-Series is to be made available first in Japan (summer), where it has set annual sales target of 40,000 units. Export sales will follow later in the year.

The new eCanter truck, which was first unveiled in 2022, replaces the first model which was launched originally in 2017 with several significant upgrades in between, including the incorporation of many advanced safety features.

LGES is one of the leading global battery cell suppliers.

Vietnam's CV market dips but relatively stable.

South Korean CV market remains dominated by small trucks 5 tons and below.

The export agreement is said to be worth KRW1trn (USD758m) to supply charging systems for the US market over a period of three years.