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Car dealer MGC aims to make waves with yacht unit
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/02/2015
» Master Group Corporation (Asia) (MGC) is upbeat its revenue growth this year will be boosted by car sales and rentals and its new yacht distribution unit.
Thai-funded regional road network pushed
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 30/01/2015
» The government is being urged to invest more in road networks with neighbouring countries to drive border trade while speeding up all planned mass-transit projects to stimulate growth.
Toyota eyes Indochina boost
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/01/2015
» Japanese car maker Toyota Motor Corporation plans to set up a new business unit in Thailand this year to rev up sales in Indochina, expecting to sell 125,000 vehicles in the region by 2018 from 54,900 units sold last year.
Car-Lack slows drive to expand
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/12/2014
» Car-care franchiser Car-Lack (Thai-German) is resisting resuming an aggressive expansion in Thailand despite improving economic prospects next year.
Ford keen to increase Asean market share
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 08/12/2014
» Despite the bearish Asean car market, notably in Thailand, Ford Motor Co is bullish on increasing its market share in the region from below 3% last year to 3.3% this year.
Loxley eyes 10% growth in revenue
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 31/10/2014
» Loxley Plc, one of Thailand's largest trading conglomerates, expects its revenue in 2015 to surge by 10%, boosted largely by the government's infrastructure investments.
Siam Motors plans golf course hotel
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 04/08/2014
» Siam Motors Group, owned by the Phornprapha family, plans to invest as much as 400 million baht to build a hotel on one of its golf courses.
DFSK targets Laos, Vietnam for exports of Chinese trucks
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 31/07/2014
» DFSK Thailand, the local maker of China’s Dongfeng cars, is gearing up for small-truck exports to Indochina to offset Thailand’s tepid commercial vehicle market.
Putting a new spin on Bangkok's roads
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/04/2014
» Cycling on the streets of Bangkok and other Thai cities may seem imprudent if not downright dangerous given Thailand’s hot weather, undisciplined drivers and traffic congestion, while the city planning of Bangkok and most cities were not designed for bicycle riders.
Ruling will hit logistics
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 20/03/2014
» With the government’s ambitious 2-trillion-baht infrastructure plan frozen by a court ruling, logistics systems and construction machinery are expected to experience zero growth or even a contraction this year.