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Nex Point creates EV tie-up with Dayun
Business, Published on 27/05/2024
» Thailand's eco-car segment is likely to face stronger competition from electric vehicle makers as Nex Point Plc, a local assembler of commercial EVs, has teamed up with a Chinese EV maker to embark on a new investment in small EVs.
EV sales expected to miss target
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/04/2024
» Electric vehicle sales in Thailand are expected to miss the estimate of 130,000 units this year as prices are likely to keep changing, attributed to a price war among Chinese EV makers, says Hyundai Mobility Thailand, a subsidiary of the Korean automaker.
Auto sector faces bumpy sales
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/02/2024
» The automotive industry is expected to have unequal sales growth this year, driven by motorists' changing lifestyles and choices by lenders.
A sustainable retreat
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/09/2023
» In the southwest of Phnom Penh lies the region's largest surviving rainforest. After landing, I met other travel companions to spend three nights together at a riverside camp. We were split into two vans and headed for Sihanoukville. Downtown shophouses and heavy traffic gave way to lush scenery. No sooner had the hustle faded into the distance than rice paddies, palm trees and mountains came into sight. Here, Cambodia's nature remains undisturbed. In more or less two hours, we arrived at the camp depot.
Car producers still optimistic for 2022
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 10/01/2022
» Tourism was not the only industry relieved when Thailand reopened its borders to foreigners on Nov 1 last year, with automakers also applauding the move to welcome back international visitors.
The Challenging Road Ahead for Rivian's Billionaire CEO
Business, Published on 13/12/2021
» RJ Scaringe grew up studying the auto industry, peering under parked cars as a teenager and stashing spare parts around his bedroom. Now, at 38, he wants to disrupt it.
Battery fund needs to be revised
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/02/2021
» An initiative to set up a fund charging battery usage fee to finance the management of used car batteries may not be needed since modern technology can help recycle used batteries, says the Excise Department.
Excise tax rejig seeks to make Thailand an EV hub
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/02/2021
» The excise tax structure for electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to be finalised this year, meant to establish Thailand as an EV hub, says the Excise Department.
FTI floats trade-in scheme for cars
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 15/05/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) will propose a car trade-in scheme to the government in a bid to boost domestic car demand and delay global automakers' plans to lay off factory workers.
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.