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Tri Petch Isuzu glum on car market
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 06/02/2020
» Tri Petch Isuzu Sales, the local distributor for the Japanese truck maker, is downbeat on Thailand's 2020 car market, which it sees falling 7.7% to 930,000 units sold due to economic difficulties such as bearish exports, the baht's appreciation and the delayed fiscal budget.
Swag EV lines up electric scooter plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/01/2020
» Singaporean startup Swag EV plans to establish an assembly plant for electric scooters in Thailand next year to take advantage of the large motorcycle supply chain locally, reducing assembly costs.
Etran still optimistic about 200,000 e-bike tier
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/09/2019
» Etran Thailand, an electric bike developer, is still confident it can sell 200,000 motorcycles in the next decade as Thai motorists slowly adopt electrified vehicles.
Industry sentiment drops
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/08/2019
» The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) dropped in July to 93.5 points on bearish exports and rising US-China trade war tensions, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.
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.
More stimulus urged despite industrial sentiment uptick
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 13/06/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has urged the new government to speed up its economic stimulus measures to sustain investors' confidence after the general election.
Italthai's hotel hopes
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/05/2019
» Italthai Group is focused on expansion and investment, preparing a multi-billion-baht budget to double revenue to 30 billion baht by 2021.
Japanese, Chinese company reps to be 'matched' with EEC
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/03/2019
» Representatives of 200 Japanese and Chinese companies will be in Thailand on April 2 to study five infrastructure projects in the flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), the EEC Office said on Friday.
Isuzu worries over Euro 5-6 parts limitations
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/02/2019
» Thai auto parts suppliers' ability to upgrade components for locally made vehicles to meet Euro 5 and 6 standards is limited, leaving automakers concerned about the higher production cost for cars in the near future, says Tri Petch Isuzu Sales, the local distributor of Isuzu trucks.
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.