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Car orders accelerate at Bangkok motor show
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/04/2019
» The latest edition of the Bangkok International Motor Show has concluded with a rise in car orders, but a drop in deposits placed for motorcycles.
Banpu buys 21.5% of FOMM
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/02/2019
» SET-listed Banpu Plc has signed an agreement to acquire a 21.5% stake in FOMM Corporation, Japan's compact electric vehicle (EV) developer, for US$20 million (627 million baht) in a move to expand its presence in the clean energy business throughout Asia-Pacific.
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).
Experts forecast car sales at 1m units this year and next
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/12/2018
» Thailand's car market in 2019 will exceed 1 million units sold but with much lower growth than in 2018, say auto experts who view market sentiment as sustainable and healthy.
Battery EVs centre stage at Motor Expo
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/11/2018
» The 35th Thailand International Motor Expo is a prime stage for imported battery EVs, as the government has received no commitment from makers to assemble these zero-emission vehicles domestically.
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.
Motor show propels car sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/04/2018
» Thailand's car market has performed well thus far in 2018, led by the 39th Bangkok International Motor Show, which recorded bookings growth for the first time in six years.
Made in Thailand: Honda plans HEVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/03/2018
» The commercial production of locally made hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) is likely to start soon as Honda has announced its intention to develop this vehicle segment in Thailand with a 5-billion-baht budget.