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SAIC Motor makes move into electric van segment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 16/04/2026
» China's state-owned automaker SAIC Motor is expanding into Thailand's light commercial vehicle (LCV) market, aiming to sell electric vans for urban logistics and transportation as part of its regional push into electric mobility.
Plastic packaging at risk as war hits crucial raw material supplies
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/03/2026
» Packaging may be the next industry to bear the brunt of petrochemical supply disruptions if the Israel-US war on Iran does not abate, says Veera Kwanloetchit, a director of the Public Private Partnership for Sustainable Plastic and Waste Management.
FTI readies factory relief operations
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/11/2025
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has stepped up emergency measures to address widespread flooding in southern Thailand, where hundreds of factories have been inundated, disrupting production and supply chains across multiple sectors.
Dobot targeting SME market
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/01/2025
» Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are poised to become a new target market for Dobot, a China-based manufacturer of collaborative robots, which is introducing robots as a way to solve labour shortages in industries.
Schaeffler Group bullish on export outlook
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/11/2024
» Auto parts manufacturing for oil-fuelled cars and the electric vehicle (EV) industry continues to grow in Asia-Pacific, with Thailand set to become an export hub for car components produced by Germany's Schaeffler Group.
Car production to miss target as sales, exports fall
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 25/10/2024
» Thailand's total car manufacturing is unlikely to reach 1.7 million units in 2024 due to a plunge in domestic sales and exports, dealing a further blow to the sluggish automotive industry and prompting the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to consider revising down the target for the second time this year.
Ducati to use Thailand as an export hub
Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/04/2024
» Italian big bike manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding aims to make Thailand one of its export hubs after opening a new factory in Rayong, its first production facility in Asia.
AH upbeat on parts sales in Asia
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/10/2023
» AAPICO Hitech Plc (AH), an auto parts manufacturer, expects auto parts sales in the Asian market to keep growing despite geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East.
Motorcycle manufacturers set to ramp up investment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/08/2023
» Motorcycle manufacturers are expected to invest more in Thailand post-pandemic because of the growing food delivery business and tourism recovery, as well as the state's electric vehicle (EV) policy, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Thailand tipped to be a leading EV market
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 04/07/2023
» Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain market share globally, with Thailand and Indonesia being key markets within Asean, says a research agency.