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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.
Mitsubishi schedules 2021 PHEV debut
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 12/02/2020
» Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors Thailand plans to begin selling the Thai-assembled Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) locally in January 2021.
Nissan vows to initiate hybrid investment in 2020
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/01/2020
» Nissan Motor Thailand has confirmed the beginning of an almost 11-billion-baht investment to produce hybrid vehicles with its e-Power technology this year at facilities in Samut Prakan.
Honda still upbeat on eco-car sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/11/2019
» Japanese carmaker Honda Automobile Thailand is confident it can succeed with its new eco-cars after failing to meet production requirements in the scheme's first phase.
Nissan readies 3-year, B10bn spending plan
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/11/2019
» Nissan Motor Thailand plans to assign 10 billion baht for a three-year business plan to increase production capacity and develop new vehicles at its facilities in Samut Prakan.
BMW keen on battery supply
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/09/2019
» BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand, a local production arm of the German luxury car maker, expects its Thai supplier of high-voltage batteries to lower its car assembly cost for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) sold in Thailand.
Agency urges government to step up EV development
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/08/2019
» The Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) is calling for the government to take more serious action in developing the country's electric vehicle (EV) roadmap to create a local market that can catch up with rapid improvements in electrified cars globally.
Mitsubishi upgrading in Laem Chabang to cement exports
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 01/08/2019
» Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) plans to spend ¥25 billion (7.08 billion baht) to upgrade its car production efficiency in Thailand, aiming to maintain the Laem Chabang facility as the Japanese car maker's largest export hub outside its home country.
Mitsubishi putting BoI plug-in EV perks to use
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/07/2019
» Mitsubishi Motors Thailand has announced a plan to localise manufacturing of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EVs) at its Laem Chabang site, expecting to start production sometime in its fiscal year 2020, which ends in March 2021.
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.