The Southeast Asia Automotive Interest Group (SAIG) is the UNITED network that is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The network constitutes a forum where the automotive and mechanical engineering community is able to share ideas about trends in the areas of sustainable mobility, manufacturing, policies, education and training in the field of automotive engineering. Particular attention is given to the industry and regional development in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, while having participation of experts from all regions of the world.