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Testing centre to receive R&D boost
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 01/03/2016
» The government plans to let the private sector invest in the research and development (R&D) unit of a long-delayed automotive testing centre.
Harley-Davidson launches Bangkok training centre
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/01/2016
» Harley-Davidson Motor Co yesterday opened its Harley-Davidson University Asia-Pacific on Rama III Road in Bangkok.
Stuck in neutral
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 04/01/2016
» Prospective car buyers are prepared for higher retail prices for most car models, particularly large-engine cars with high emissions, as the new excise tax became effective last Friday.
Cho will test EV prototype
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/12/2015
» Cho Thavee Dollasien Plc (CTV-Doll), an MAI-listed bus and truck assembler, has set its sights on expanding into electric vehicles (EVs), which the government is keen on promoting.
Parkplus shifts to overdrive on rising car ownership
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/11/2015
» With soaring land prices and a growing number of vehicles in the capital, the automated parking system provider Parkplus Co sees flourishing prospects for its business in Thailand.
Automotive testing centre gears up
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/10/2015
» The long-delayed automotive testing centre may be one step closer, with the Industry Ministry soon to request cabinet approval for 100 million baht to hire international specialists to design it.
Dana opens new factory for light-vehicle gear sets
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/09/2015
» Dana Holding Corporation, an Ohio-based maker of auto parts, has opened its fourth factory in Thailand at a cost of US$40 million despite the downturn in the country's automotive industry.
Toyota opens public test drive centre
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/09/2015
» Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Thailand Co (TMT) on Wednesday opened its first test drive centre for the general public, with 18,000 customers a year expected.
BMW spends B1.1bn to lift Rayong output
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 03/09/2015
» German luxury car maker BMW Group has bucked the sluggish market trend by spending another 1.1 billion baht to raise production of its passenger cars and motorcycles at its facility in Rayong's Amata City Industrial Estate.
Compact abandons planned Dawei plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/09/2015
» Vehicle-brake maker Compact International (1994) has scrapped plans for a factory in Dawei, Myanmar and shifted focus to its domestic operation.