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Great Wall carries the weight
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/03/2020
» Although General Motors' business here was not a market leader, Thailand was an important production hub for pickups, a segment in which the country ranks fifth globally for manufacturing.
Chevy Captiva owners demand payouts
News, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/02/2020
» Roughly 100 owners of Chevrolet's Captiva model are calling on General Motors (GM) Thailand to pay them the 500,000 baht that was slashed from the model's price tag last week.
GM to lay off 1,500 staff in Rayong
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 19/02/2020
» US car maker General Motors has confirmed that roughly 1,500 workers from its Thai operations will be laid off this year once Chinese maker Great Wall Motors takes ownership of the company's Rayong facilities.
Chevrolet closure puts workers in limbo
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» More than 300,000 Chevrolet cars in Thailand risk losing maintenance services after the US car maker General Motors (GM) announced a halt in sales of the Chevrolet brand locally by 2020.
GM sells off factories to Great Wall
News, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» US car giant General Motors (GM) has agreed to sell its Rayong manufacturing base to Great Wall Motors of China.
GM to withdraw from Thailand this year
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 17/02/2020
» General Motors (GM) announced it will stop selling Chevrolet vehicles in Thailand and sell its Rayong plant by the end of this year.
Mini Electric looks to China
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/02/2020
» BMW Group Thailand plans to use a new plant in China to produce Mini Electric cars for Thailand, enjoying zero import duty under the Asean-China free trade area.
AP Honda's veep ready to ride into the Thai sunset
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/09/2019
» September is Suchart Arunsaengroj's last month as vice-president of AP Honda, the local sales unit for Honda motorcycles, before his retirement.
GM cuts 327 jobs at plants in Rayong
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/08/2019
» General Motors Thailand, the local car production unit of the US parent, has cut a further 327 jobs at its Rayong plants as part of a plan to reduce operating costs and slim down the manufacturing facility.
'Resized' Tata says car sales in Thailand will continue
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/08/2019
» Tata Motors Thailand plans to keep a business presence in the country despite ceasing local assembly in the financial year that ended in March.