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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.
Painting with a more diversified palette
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/02/2020
» The Tangkaravakoon family is well known in local business circles for TOA Paint Thailand, a maker and distributor of decorative paint and coating products founded by married couple Prachak and Laor Tangkaravakoon.
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.
Honda still upbeat on eco-car sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/11/2019
» Japanese carmaker Honda Automobile Thailand is confident it can succeed with its new eco-cars after failing to meet production requirements in the scheme's first phase.
Nissan readies 3-year, B10bn spending plan
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/11/2019
» Nissan Motor Thailand plans to assign 10 billion baht for a three-year business plan to increase production capacity and develop new vehicles at its facilities in Samut Prakan.
Borneo upbeat despite weak economy
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/10/2019
» Borneo Technical Thailand, a distributor and trader of industrial and automotive products, aims to increase revenue by 8-10% in fiscal 2019 ending next March amid a weak domestic economy.
SAIC Motor-CP ready for local EVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/05/2019
» Thai-Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor-CP has committed to investing in assembly production for two versions of electric vehicles (EVs) -- plug-in hybrids and battery EVs -- at its facility in Chon Buri, even though all China-made EVs are now imported without tariffs under the Asean-China free trade agreement.
The man behind Thai auto policy
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/04/2019
» Thailand's automotive industry has made big strides over the past six decades and ranks 12th in the world for vehicle output for the fifth straight year.
Toyota primed for 2nd eco-car phase
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/03/2019
» Toyota Motor Thailand is ready to implement its 10.41-billion-baht eco-car project in 2019, the deadline year for Board of Investment (BoI) incentives.
Suzuki awaits Euro 5 standard measures
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/02/2019
» Suzuki Motor Thailand, the local arm of the Japanese carmaker, is ready to upgrade all locally made vehicles to meet the Euro 5 standard, but the government has to decide on a measure for overall compliance.