NEAT Recommendations on
APT Action Plan for Developing New Energy Vehicles (NEV) Ecosystem in
East Asia
Shenzhen, China
July, 2024
NEAT Working Group on Strengthening the Connectivity of SupplyChains in East Asia was held in Shenzhen China on 18 July 2024. For
implementing the APT Leaders’ Statement on Developing of Electric
Vehicle Ecosystem in 2023, the NEAT members carried on in-depth joint
research from the perspective of APT supply chains connectivity, andaimed to propose an APT Action Plan on Promoting NEV industries in
East Asia. The NEAT delegates agree that NEV industry may become abreakthrough as an emerging field in the connectivity of supply chains inEast Asia and a sustained development of NEV in the region relies
basically on nurturing a healthy industrial ecosystem and constructing
resilient supply chain networks. To serve this end, NEAT propose thefollowing action plan.
1. ENCOURAGE establishment of a high-end leading industrial
alliance for NEV manufacturing sector. It is a neutral venue of theindustry for business leaders, policy makers, and academic researchers in
the region, enabling them to reach consensus on developing regional
1ecosystem and strengthening supply chain connectivity of NEV. It is alsoneeded to set up a long-term mechanism of idea exchanges andinformation communications between stakeholders of the industry
through regular symposiums, meetings and relevant programs to study
the calibrated focal issues.
2. SUPPORT businesspersons of relating companies, officials fromregulatory bodies and governments in ASEAN countries to participate inexchange programs between ASEAN countries and China, Japan, andROK. The exchange programs may focus on urgent issues regarding NEV
development in the region. The ASEAN Economic Community Council
should identify a qualified leading sectoral entity to organize theexchange programs and should oversee and evaluate the program
executions.
3. DRAFT manuscripts regarding compulsory rules and regulations of
NEV manufacturing together with relating infrastructural facilities, whichshould consist of regional technological standards, product safety
requirements, mutual recognition criteria, and end-life recycles anddisposals, etc. An identified leading industrial entity should be also
invited to coordinate experts

to prepare the drafted documentssubmitting to the relevant ASEAN authorities for consideration.
4. SUPPORT preparation of tentative guidelines regarding data
security, storage, transmission and utilization of intelligent electric2vehicles in the region. Entrust a qualified leading entity responsible ofworking out the guidelines. The relevant ASEAN sectoral organizations
should monitor and supervise this process.
5. ADVOCATE a fusion of auto-making and ICT manufacturing sectors
for nurturing a new compound industry in the region. To be the mostimportant habitat of these manufacturing sectors in the world, the East
Asia region has a comparative advantage to lead this spear-headed
industrial development. Authorize the leading sectoral think-tank todraft a document of regional technological standards and safety
requirements of built-in intelligent devices of electric vehiclesfor relevant
regulators to discussion and adoption. Meanwhile, the ASEAN sectoral
organizations should entrust the authorized think-tank to deliver a policy
proposal of strengthening clusters of networked supply chains aroundadvanced intelligent electric vehicle manufacturing, particularly those infavor of regional small and medium enterprises from the existing supply
chains to explore the new frontier.
6. COORDINATE market entry, approval procedure, tariffs and duties
of cross-border NEV and relating parts/components across countries ofthe region. The purpose of it is to reduce administrative, trade andinvestment barricades and enhance efficiency of integrated NEV supply
chains, and improve competitiveness of NEV industry in the region.
7. MOBILIZE development financial sources. APT member countries3

need to coordinate regional development financial institutions, such asAsian Development Bank, Asian Development Fund, Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank, Silk Road Fund, and development banks from China,
Japan and ROK, to find financing opportunities. Meanwhile, thegovernments and relating companies in ASEAN countries should engage
with these financial institutions to explore chances of supporting
investment of NEV infrastructural facilities in ASEAN countries.

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