Electric vehicles not only drive the transformation of the traditional automobile industry, but also promote new automobile technology. The automobile industry is the most important application of machine tools. Due to the great difference in the demand for machine tools for electric vehicles and fuel vehicles in the manufacture of power system components, when the number of electric vehicles gradually grows, the demand for machine tools will be significantly affected. It is estimated that electric vehicles will account for more than 25% of the automobile market in 2030. Asia is the largest market with the proportion of global automobile sales accounting for 58%. Therefore, the layout of Asian machine tool countries in the field of electric vehicles will naturally receive considerable attention. This article will select three most representative Asian machine tool countries, including Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea, as the research objects to explore the current development of electric vehicles, and further analyze the needs and layout of the local machine tool industry in the field of electric vehicles.