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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.
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.
Chevrolet closure puts workers in limbo
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» More than 300,000 Chevrolet cars in Thailand risk losing maintenance services after the US car maker General Motors (GM) announced a halt in sales of the Chevrolet brand locally by 2020.
Businesses ready to roll with clear 5G timeline
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/01/2020
» Business operators are keen on 5G adoption after seeing a clear-cut schedule from the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) to proceed with 5G licence auctions next month.
Sahakol's boss engineers a regional push
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/12/2019
» Forty-nine years ago, Sahakol Engineer Co was just a local civil construction company run by the Sirison family. Some metropolitan and provincial roads provided the company with work to serve the government's roadmap for transport megaprojects.
AP Honda's veep ready to ride into the Thai sunset
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/09/2019
» September is Suchart Arunsaengroj's last month as vice-president of AP Honda, the local sales unit for Honda motorcycles, before his retirement.
Toyota group opens plant for recycling car batteries
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 31/08/2019
» Toyota Motor Thailand has opened a battery life cycle management plant in Chachoengsao, the first overseas facility outside Japan, to circulate batteries of hybrid cars sold in Thailand.
The coming storm
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/07/2019
» It's been over two years since the government laid a foundation for electric vehicle (EV) production in the country. The scheme has garnered 20-30 investment applications, covering car assembly, vital parts manufacturing and EV charging stations.
MGC adds Peugeot to its import stable
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/07/2019
» Master Group Corporation Asia (MGC), a local provider of automobile services, has been appointed by French car maker Groupe PSA to be the authorised importer and distributor of Peugeot cars in Thailand.
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.