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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.
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.
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.
GM sells off factories to Great Wall
News, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» US car giant General Motors (GM) has agreed to sell its Rayong manufacturing base to Great Wall Motors of China.
GM to withdraw from Thailand this year
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 17/02/2020
» General Motors (GM) announced it will stop selling Chevrolet vehicles in Thailand and sell its Rayong plant by the end of this year.
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.
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.
Toyota anticipates decade of electric cars
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 12/11/2019
» Toyota Motor Corporation expects in the next decade people will gear up for sales of electrified vehicles, covering four categories: hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
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.
Robot revolution
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/08/2019
» No longer the preserve of sci-fi flicks and playtime, lifelike machines have gone mainstream