Interactive Automotive

Vietnam, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Brazil and Morocco are building EV brands of their own

Building a car company used to mean mastering an engine, a transmission and a parts network built up over decades. EVs remove most of that barrier. An August 31

Akhyari Hananto

September 5, 2026 7:19 AM GMT+7

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Korea Automotive Technology Institute, report published August 31, 2026. Figures as reported by KATECH; sales volumes, market share and infrastructure ratios reflect the institute's cited year for each market.

Building a car company used to mean mastering an engine, a transmission and a parts network built up over decades. EVs remove most of that barrier. An August 31 report from the Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH) tracks how six emerging economies are using that opening to build automakers of their own.

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