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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.
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.
Thai Yamaha to upgrade facility in Samut Prakan
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 04/02/2020
» Thai Yamaha Motor Co, the local unit of the Japanese motorcycle maker, is poised to improve its motorcycle manufacturing in Samut Prakan to comply with new safety and emission standards announced in the Royal Gazette last Wednesday.
Mazda budgets B1bn to refresh AAT plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/12/2019
» Mazda Sales Thailand, the local arm of the Japanese car maker, plans to allocate roughly 1 billion baht to improve its local manufacturing site in Rayong for 2020.
Car market confident 2020 sales will hit 1m
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/11/2019
» Local car distributors remain optimistic that the car market will reach 1 million sold for a third straight year in 2020, with an economic recovery predicted in next year's second half.
Scania to miss target as market shrinks
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/11/2019
» Scania Siam, the local distribution arm of the Swedish bus and truck maker, says the company is unlikely to meet its sales target for 2019 because of a contraction in Thai commercial vehicle sales.
Isuzu sticking with 2019 sales target
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 14/10/2019
» Tri Petch Isuzu Sales, the local distributor for the Japanese truck maker, is confident of achieving its 2019 sales target of 178,000 units amid many economic difficulties in Thailand's car market.
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.
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.