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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.
Thai Summit gives details of work halt
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 07/11/2019
» Thai Summit Group, one of the country's biggest auto parts makers, says its plant in Laem Chabang is still in operation after suspending some manufacturing units and laying off 100 employees for two months.
AP Honda's veep ready to ride into the Thai sunset
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 28/09/2019
» September is Suchart Arunsaengroj's last month as vice-president of AP Honda, the local sales unit for Honda motorcycles, before his retirement.
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.
Lower car sales on the cards
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 19/08/2019
» Overall car sales are expected to contract throughout the third quarter of 2019 after figures in July remained in the red for a second straight month, attributed to financial institutions tightening their car loan conditions in line with the Bank of Thailand's warning, say local distributors.
Robot revolution
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/08/2019
» No longer the preserve of sci-fi flicks and playtime, lifelike machines have gone mainstream
Robot revolution
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 01/08/2019
» Robots in the present day are not just toys for children or imaginative machinery on film; they've become key contributors to everyday life.
Domestic car sales up
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/07/2019
» The local car market posted 523,770 units sold in the first half of 2019, up 7.08% year-on-year, led by the top three brands - Toyota, Isuzu and Honda, according to the sales volume report from Toyota Motors Thailand.
FTI gloom over car sales amid strict loans
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 19/07/2019
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) forecasts local car sales to decline in the next few months, blaming strict loan approvals from financial institutions and bearish economic sentiment.