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AP Honda predicts excise price hike
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 17/05/2019
» AP Honda forecasts that the new excise tax for motorcycles, effective from 2020, could add 200-10,000 baht to retail prices, depending on model size.
FOMM Asia first to win BoI perks to make battery EVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/10/2018
» Thai-Japan joint venture FOMM Asia Co is the first carmaker under the government's electric vehicle (EV) scheme to win Board of Investment (BoI) incentives to manufacture battery EVs, as other makers have joined hybrid and plug-in hybrid EV schemes.
Prius production still on hold
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/07/2018
» Toyota Motor Thailand has voiced reluctance to resume production and distribution of its popular Prius hybrid at the Gateway plant in Chachoengsao province, citing legal snags related to a tax issue.
Price gap remains a hurdle to Thais embracing EVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/12/2017
» While the government has already kicked off its electric vehicle (EV) promotion scheme to create environmentally-friendly buyers, Kasikorn Research Center forecasts the market will start expanding in earnest by 2025.
EVs take centre stage at expo
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/11/2017
» Thailand's 2017 International Motor Expo has begun, with several car makers putting their electric vehicles (EV) on display, though they acknowledge the local EV market will take many years to develop.
Charging up the EV market
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/09/2017
» The government is offering full support to electrical vehicle (EV) manufacturers, including a series of excise tax cuts and promotional privileges that have attracted car assemblers to invest in the sector as a means to prop up sales of the eco-friendly vehicles. But there are hiccups that could potentially thwart the government's EV vision as high pricing and job losses come into play.
Mitsubishi guns for top 3 in Thai market
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/07/2017
» Mitsubishi Motors Thailand is keeping its aggressive business outlook in the medium term, aiming to become one of the top three brands in the local car market.
New tax rates set to spark electric car surge
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/06/2017
» Local demand for electric vehicles (EVs) are set to surge in the near future, thanks to the new preferential excise tax rates aimed at promoting EV development, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Local EV production still a pipe dream
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 19/05/2017
» Thailand is still far from producing the highly touted electric vehicles (EV) as the technology exists but driving distances limit interest, say industry analysts.
Mitsubishi predicts flat exports on flimsy demand
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/04/2017
» Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Thailand expects vehicle shipments from its Thai manufacturing facilities will remain sluggish this year, blaming weak demand, notably in the Middle East.