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Auto production up 7% in June
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/07/2018
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported on Wednesday that automobile output in June increased by 7.71% to 188,970 units, driven by the production of pickup trucks for international markets, which rose by 5.87% to 64,342 units last month.
Car sales outlook still rosy, FTI says
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 19/07/2018
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has an optimistic outlook for the country's automotive industry but is concerned about a slight contraction in the local motorcycle market.
Local auto market sales could pass 1m
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/06/2018
» Thailand's car market is expected to exceed 1 million units sold in 2018 after many Japanese car makers witnessed double-digit growth the first five months.
Motorcycle sales failing to gain traction
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/07/2018
» Thailand's motorcycle market is projected to stay flat at about 1.8 million units sold this year, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Siam GS Battery sets B1bn for SE Asia run-up
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/07/2018
» Siam GS Battery, an affiliated firm of Siam Motors Group, plans to spend 1 billion baht from 2018-20 to expand its production capacity of car batteries in Thailand and Myanmar, serving demand in Southeast Asia.
Mazda sure of BoI nod for HEV production
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/07/2018
» Japan's Mazda is confident its application for electric vehicles (EVs) manufacturing will be considered soon even though the Board of Investment (BoI) has frozen all EV applications from carmakers for almost a year.
Thailand's in the running for races
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 04/06/2018
» Thailand has hosted more than 2,000 races in the past three years. Thai running societies now count 116,200 members on Facebook. But Thai runners know there's room for improvement to attract more foreign runners.
Mitsubishi applies for BoI's frozen EV programme
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/06/2018
» Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is the eighth car manufacturer to join the Board of Investment's (BoI) electric vehicle (EV) scheme, even though the BoI has frozen applications after awarding only one permit to Toyota since mid-2017.
Bloomberg urges more consumer EV incentives
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/06/2018
» The government needs to add more consumer incentives to generate a population for electric vehicles (EVs) locally, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
BMW mulls electric motorcycles
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 09/06/2018
» BMW Group Thailand, a local arm of the German carmaker, is conducting a local feasibility study of electric motorcycles.