NATSUDA Kaoru
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of Asia Pacific Studies
   Position   Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2025/11/21
Type Research paper
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title A Comparative Study of Competitiveness in Southeast Asia’s Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
Contribution Type Joint Work
Journal Discover Sustainability (Springer Nature).
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher Springer Nature
Volume, Issue, Page 6,pp.1293
Total page number 27
International coauthorship International coauthorship
Author and coauthor Habiburrahman, Muhammad, Nurcahyo,Rahmat, Ma’aram, Azanizawati, Natsuda, Kaoru, Techakanont, Kriengkrai and Maulana, Muhd Ikmal Isyraf Mohd
Details This study aims to assess the competitiveness of EV manufacturing in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia by employing the Porter Diamond Model as the theoretical framework, combining secondary data and expert assessments to score each country across multiple indicators. The findings reveal that each country possesses distinct strengths that can be leveraged to achieve competitive advantages. Thailand has strong policies that support the development of the domestic automotive ecosystem; Malaysia excels in charging infrastructure and industry localization; and Indonesia has key natural resources essential for EVs. The final assessment shows that Thailand emerges as the leader, followed by Malaysia and Indonesia with equal scores. This study is the first to compare EV manufacturing competitiveness across the three countries and contributes to EV adoption, manufacturing, and ecosystem growth in SEA.
URL for researchmap https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-025-02114-8