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Agency urges government to step up EV development
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/08/2019
» The Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) is calling for the government to take more serious action in developing the country's electric vehicle (EV) roadmap to create a local market that can catch up with rapid improvements in electrified cars globally.
Mazda drags feet on B10, B20 biodiesel upgrades
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 12/04/2019
» Japan-based Mazda feels reluctant to upgrade its locally made pickups to be either B10- and B20-compatible, which would trigger an excise tax reduction and mean cheaper biodiesel fuel prices for drivers, both government schemes.
BoI nets flood of EV interest
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/01/2019
» Roughly 20 firms have submitted their applications to the Board of Investment (BoI) to produce battery electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, says the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT).
Toyota sends EV plans to BoI
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/01/2019
» Toyota Motor Thailand has submitted its investment plan for the government's electric vehicle (EV) scheme to localise manufacturing of new eco-friendlier vehicles here.
Nissan keen on local plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/01/2019
» Thailand has been chosen as the first manufacturing hub outside Japan for Nissan's electric vehicles, says the regional executive for Nissan in Asia and Oceania.
K-Research predicts mild car export growth in 2019
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/01/2019
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) forecasts Thailand's car exports in 2019 to grow by 1-4% to 1.15-1.18 million units as the country faces myriad negative factors from Europe and North America.
BMW shrugs off motorcycle excise tax
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 25/10/2018
» German motorcycle maker BMW Motorrad is not worried that a new excise tax for motorcycles would affect local retail prices in the near future, saying it has the technology to comply with the new tax structure.
Mercedes-Benz mulls more BoI grants
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/08/2018
» Mercedes-Benz Thailand, the local arm of the German luxury carmaker, is considering other applications under the government's electric vehicle scheme after being granted promotional incentives for plug-in hybrid EVs (PHEVs) from the Board of Investment (BoI).
FEV opens Sri Racha office
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 09/08/2018
» With the view that Thailand is a pioneer in Southeast Asia's automotive industry amid the country's efforts to upgrade to new-generation electric vehicles (EV), Germany's FEV Group has decided to set up a local office in Chon Buri province.
Bosch bullish on car sector as EEC rounds into form
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 06/06/2018
» The Thai unit of German car parts maker and industrial services firm Robert Bosch Ltd is optimistic that Thailand's healthy economic growth will spur further development of the local automotive industry.