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Chinese EVs bet they can dethrone Japan brands in Thailand
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/04/2024
» TOKYO - Standing in front of a large crowd at last month’s Bangkok International Motor Show, an executive from Hozon New Energy Automobile Co promised to double sales in Thailand to 30,000 electric vehicles (EVs) this year.
Foxconn EV venture targets Thailand or India
Published on 01/08/2023
» TAIPEI: A planned Foxconn venture to build a standardised electric vehicle platform is targeting Thailand or India for the production of a small battery-powered car under development, the unit’s chief executive says.
Ministry still upbeat on export recovery
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/07/2023
» Despite economic uncertainties among Thailand's trading partners, China's slower than expected economic recovery, the vulnerable European economy, Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and the drought associated with the El Niño weather phenomenon, the Commerce Ministry remains confident that the export outlook over the coming months will continue to show a gradual recovery.
Auto review: Forked lightning
Life, Published on 15/05/2023
» Maserati has introduced its first all-electric SUV, which marks the Italian brand's official entry into the EV world.
EVs unstoppable in China
Published on 22/04/2023
» SHANGHAI: This year’s Shanghai Auto Show signalled the end of the petrol engine era in China, as domestic electric vehicle brands drive change across the indistry and leave foreign companies in the dust, analysts and industry insiders say.
Will the new industrial policy work?
News, Published on 27/02/2023
» Industrial policy has returned to government agendas across the developed and developing world. While the US Inflation Reduction Act has shocked America's Asian and European trading partners, the Biden administration's signature climate-change legislation is just the latest in a series of recent policies that seemingly fly in the face of World Trade Organization rules.
Chinese EV makers eye Southeast Asia as competition escalates
Published on 16/11/2022
» Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers are making a foray into Southeast Asia, an untapped market with few established players, as competition ramps up at home in China.
China slowdown means contrasting fortunes for Asia’s exporters
Published on 31/08/2022
» China’s economic growth slowdown has triggered a stark contrast in fortunes for its trading partners across Asia, with northern neighbours suffering while economies in the southeast are broadly holding up.
Hit by China shutdown, Tesla boosts auto prices and sells bitcoin
AFP, Published on 21/07/2022
» NEW YORK - Tesla reported solid quarterly earnings Wednesday despite a hit from Covid-19 lockdowns in Shanghai that Chief Executive Elon Musk said prompted the company to liquidate most of its bitcoin holdings.
Waiting for China
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/05/2022
» Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, growth has averaged almost 10% a year, and more than 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education and other services, with the mainland now an upper-middle-income country.