TOKYO — Japan and ASEAN will formulate a decade-long strategy to come out on top of the next-generation automobile industry, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday, stressing how crucial those years will be as nations and manufacturers vie to be No. 1 in what is shaping up as one of tomorrow’s most decisive technological sectors.
Speaking at a dinner party during the Future of Asia forum organized by Nikkei in Tokyo, Kishida said, “The global automotive industry is currently undergoing a wave of revolutionary change. The next decade will be crucial in determining who emerges victorious in this competition.”