Antolin opens interior component plants in Indonesia and Thailand Antolin has inaugurated two new plants in south-east Asia for the regional supply of automotive interior components to carmakers, including modular headliners, door panels and cockpits. Marcus Williams
CATL begins work on new battery plant in Indonesia The $1.2 billion plant is part of a wider $6 billion EV-focused battery supply chain project announced by the Chinese tier-1 supplier in 2022. Charlie Blackie-Kelly
Indonesia waives tariffs on BYD imports ahead of local production The Chinese carmaker is building a plant in Subang, West Java, which is due to open by the end of 2025 and is importing vehicles tariff free until then. Marcus Williams
Slovenia’s port of Koper a gateway for Vinfast deliveries to Europe Electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast will begin importing vehicles to Europe from Vietnam through the Slovenian port of Koper following a recent agreement signed with the port’s operator, Luka Koper. The first batch of Vinfast VF8 EVs is scheduled to arrive by the end of November this year. Marcus Williams
Car industry looks for more vertical integration to avoid risk Carmakers and their suppliers have had two years full of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (Vuca) and are actively looking for new strategies to mitigate risk in the supply chain secure future production. Namrita Chow
