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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.
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.
Motor Expo bookings down 16.2%
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/12/2019
» Exhibitors at the 36th Thailand International Motor Expo took 44,740 bookings for cars and motorcycles, down 16.2% on the last year's show.
Local Mazda plant slashes overtime
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 13/11/2019
» Mazda's operation in Thailand has reduced its overtime payments for local workers as it production plan for this year decreased in line with lower exports and domestic sales, attributed to the US-China trade war.
AP Honda prepares for new excise tax
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/09/2019
» AP Honda, the local distribution unit of the Japanese motorcycle brand, estimates retail price tags will rise by 300-1,000 baht as the new excise tax for motorcycles comes into effect from early 2020.
FTI: Car sales slump as headwinds abound
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/09/2019
» Thailand's automotive industry is suffering from myriad negative factors, including lower GDP growth, rising US-China trade tensions and pressure on local sales and exports, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
GM cuts 327 jobs at plants in Rayong
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/08/2019
» General Motors Thailand, the local car production unit of the US parent, has cut a further 327 jobs at its Rayong plants as part of a plan to reduce operating costs and slim down the manufacturing facility.
Tightened loans, trade row hit car sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/08/2019
» Thailand's automotive industry expects cloudy sentiment the next few months as it suffers from myriad negative factors like restricted auto loan approvals from banks and an intense trade war between the US and China, says the Federation of Thai Industries.
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.