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Emissions standards worry Royal Enfield
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/08/2019
» Royal Enfield, the Indian maker of classic-style motorcycles, is concerned about an increase in prices after Thai authorities upgraded the emissions standards for motorcycles, effective later this year.
SAIC Motor-CP aims to become key pickup player
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/08/2019
» SAIC Motor-CP, the Thai-Chinese car maker, is keen on becoming a new player in the local pickup segment, expecting to sell 20,000 pickups per year.
Nissan's unions unfazed by jobs cut
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/07/2019
» Nissan's two labour unions in Thailand are not worried about Nissan Motor Corporation's announcement to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide, saying two car plants in Samut Prakan have high use rates and sell to both local and overseas markets.
Nissan labour unions unfazed by jobs cut
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 25/07/2019
» Nissan’s two labour unions in Thailand are not worried about Nissan Motor Corporation’s announcement to cut 12,500 jobs worldwide, saying two car plants in Samut Prakan have high use rates and sell to both local and overseas markets.
Bloomberg downbeat on Asean EVs
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 05/06/2019
» Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) forecasts prices of electric vehicles (EVs) such as cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles remain unaffordable for individual buyers in Southeast Asia, including Thailand.
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.
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.
FTI ready to lobby for Euro 5-6 perks
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 12/03/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) plans to lobby the next administration for more tax incentives for automakers, in response to the current government's policy to upgrade vehicle fuel standards to Euro 5 and 6, a move the FTI finds unclear and unattractive.
MG plans to repeat 2018 sales success
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/01/2019
» MG Sales Thailand is confident it can double local purchases of MG cars to 50,000 this year.
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).