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Easing of chip shortage boosts output
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/06/2023
» Thailand's car manufacturing increased by 16.4% year-on-year in May to 150,532 cars thanks to the easing of the global semiconductor shortage, said the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Car show unfazed over new lending law
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/06/2023
» A new law to ensure supervision of auto hire-purchase and leasing of cars and motorcycles should not affect the Thai automotive industry, which is expected to flourish in the second half of this year, says the organiser of the 2023 Fast Auto Show Thailand.
Trying to keep a lid on consumer debt
Business, Published on 23/03/2023
» Thailand is stepping up its supervision of auto hire-purchase and leasing of cars and motorcycles to ensure consumer protection and deal with elevated household debt.
BYD plans second Asean EV plant
Published on 24/02/2023
» The Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are competing to host another Southeast Asian electric-vehicle assembly plant for BYD Co, the world’s second-largest maker of EVs, according to a Philippine trade and investment official.
Ford and Chinese giant team up on EV batteries
Published on 11/02/2023
» Ford Motor Co and China-based CATL — the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker — are reportedly planning to build an EV battery plant in Michigan, capping a months-long search that became mired in tensions between the US and China.
EU Strikes Deal to Ban Combustion-Engine Cars by 2035
Business, Published on 29/10/2022
» European Union lawmakers reached a political agreement late Thursday for emissions rules that will effectively ban the sale of new cars with internal combustion engines beginning in 2035.
Five electric motorcycles you must know now
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/07/2022
» On June 17, 2022, Norton Motorcycles announced it would build an electric motorcycle.
EV excise tax cut begins June 9
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/06/2022
» The law governing the reduction of the electric vehicle (EV) excise tax from 8% to 2% will take effect on June 9, according to the Excise Department.
S. Korea's self-driving upstarts take on tech giants
AFP, Published on 03/06/2020
» JEJU: In a workshop that blends a corporate office with a tool-packed garage, around 20 South Koreans are looking to take on the multi-billion-dollar giants of Uber, Tesla and Google parent Alphabet with a self-driving car of their own.
Mexico deploys 15,000 troops to US border to slow migration
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» MEXICO CITY - Mexico has deployed nearly 15,000 soldiers and National Guardsmen to its border with the United States, the army chief said Monday -- admitting they are detaining migrants who try to cross, after the policy triggered backlash.