The road is clear for one of the strongest festive seasons for the automobile industry, with sales expected to jump more than 20% over last year, on the back of a reduction in the goods and service tax (GST).
South Korea's auto sector demonstrated resilience in 2025, with domestic sales rising 5.2% in August to 110,961 units, driven by EV surges (up 50% YTD) and new models. Despite export challenges and supply issues, innovations in robotics and autonomous tech, backed by government support, promise sustained growth.
Rubber prices have slipped across Japan, China, and Singapore, with a wave of new supply and international trade tweaks sending futures tumbling for a third consecutive day.
Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value rose 3.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM162.5 billion in July 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Malaysia’s employment growth is expected to be driven by the services sector, analysts said, following an uptick in the number of unemployed persons for the first time since September 2024.
Malaysia’s industrial output expanded faster than expected in July as manufacturing activities picked up and mining production rebounded, official data showed.