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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.
Painting with a more diversified palette
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/02/2020
» The Tangkaravakoon family is well known in local business circles for TOA Paint Thailand, a maker and distributor of decorative paint and coating products founded by married couple Prachak and Laor Tangkaravakoon.
BMW leaves production plans unchanged
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/02/2020
» BMW Group Thailand is still optimistic about business plans for production, sales and exports in 2020 despite difficulties from the latest coronavirus outbreak.
FTI: 19 sectors see virus impact
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/02/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) forecasts 19 industrial sectors will be affected by the coronavirus outbreak in terms of export volume and logistics systems from Thailand to China.
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.
Mitsubishi's exports down 3.9% in 2019
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/02/2020
» Mitsubishi Motors Thailand exported 332,700 vehicles last year, a 3.9% drop, the company said on Tuesday.
MGC growth plan mulls 2 new ventures
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/02/2020
» Master Group Corporation Asia (MGC), a local automobile distributor, is considering adding new businesses -- car-sharing and automated parking -- to beef up 2020 revenue to 30 billion baht, a 10-15% rise.
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.
Toyota reels from strong baht but still banks on local plants
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/01/2020
» Toyota Motor Thailand is feeling the pinch of baht appreciation and has a negative outlook on car and auto part exports in 2020.
FTI has modest view for 2020 output
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/01/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has a conservative outlook for car production in 2020, staying at 2 million units because of many global economic difficulties.