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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.
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.
Mini prepares for record-breaking sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/08/2019
» Mini Thailand is upbeat that its local deliveries this year will reach a record high for the third straight year amid flat growth in the luxury market.
Partner to power BMW EVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/06/2019
» DTS Draexlmaier Automotive System Thailand will start high-voltage battery production in July, with a plan to supply the output to the BMW plant in Rayong for the manufacture of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs), says BMW Group Thailand.
Sammitr forms JV for electric trucks
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 04/05/2019
» Sammitr Group Holding has formed a joint venture with a Chinese company to join the government's electric vehicle (EV) scheme with a budget of 5.5 billion baht to assemble eco-friendly big trucks.
Car makers jittery on post-poll instability
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/03/2019
» Car makers are voicing concerns over potential post-election instability and wage increases that could challenge Thailand's automotive market, despite this year's healthy sales projections.
EA allots B1.5bn for electrified boats, cars
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 15/02/2019
» SET-listed Energy Absolute Plc (EA) plans to allocate 1.5 billion baht for its new electrified boats and cars, expected to be available in the local market in the fourth quarter.
Mercedes-Benz ready to rev up EV assembly
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/02/2019
» Mercedes-Benz Thailand aims to start local manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) after already completing its application for Board of Investment (BoI) incentives covering all global EV line-ups: plug-in hybrid EVs, battery EVs and lithium-ion batteries.
BMW taps Draxlmaier for batteries
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/11/2018
» German luxury automaker BMW Group Thailand has teamed up with a supplier, Draxlmaier Group, to localise high-voltage battery production with an investment of 400 million baht in Chon Buri province.
Mercedes-Benz exploring incentives for battery EVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/11/2018
» Mercedes-Benz Thailand is studying the possibility of applying for Board of Investment (BoI) incentives for battery electric vehicles after winning privileges for two related projects, plug-in hybrid EVs and lithium-ion batteries.