Mahathir's New Car Brand to Be Asean Effort to Weather Trade War
- Malaysia courts interest from neighbors on regional car brand
- Southeast Asia is capitalizing on the U.S.-China trade war
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Malaysia’s third push to build a national car brand may see it sourcing parts from Southeast Asian neighbors, as the region forges stronger ties to weather out the U.S.-China trade tensions.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s dream of developing a homegrown automotive brand has courted interest from neighboring countries, Minister of International Trade and Industry Darell Leiking said in an interview with Bloomberg Television’s Sophie Kamaruddin in Kuala Lumpur.