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High household debt dents auto sector
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/05/2025
» Thailand's automotive industry remains volatile as household debt is still elevated, though domestic vehicle sales managed to rise slightly in April for the first time in 23 months, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Car producers postpone export models
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/03/2025
» Car manufacturers in Thailand have decided to delay making some models for export due to US President Donald Trump's new tariff policy.
Producers keep motorcycle target
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/10/2023
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is maintaining its target for motorcycle production at 2.1 million units this year, though manufacturing in September fell by almost 20% year-on-year as banks tightened loan criteria.
Focus remains on selective domestic plays
Business, Tisco Securities, Published on 09/04/2022
» March was filled with uncertainties for investors. The Russia-Ukraine war, high energy prices, a jump in inflation and new peaks in Covid-19 cases worldwide all buffeted markets.
For CEOs, the New Business of Business Is ... Politics
Business, Chip Cutter & Suzanne Vranica & Alison Sider, Published on 12/04/2021
» Big consumer brands like Coca-Cola Co. and Delta Air Lines Inc. for years have positioned themselves as forces for promoting what they see as social good -- an approach they displayed last summer after the death of George Floyd.
Unilever steps up local spending, launches
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 15/12/2020
» Despite myriad negative factors, Unilever Thai Trading, one of the country's leading consumer product companies, is committed to continuing investment in Thailand.
FTI: Automakers feel pinch
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/08/2020
» The battered Thai car industry may take five years to recover to pre-pandemic levels, once a vaccine is developed and if the country faces no new outbreaks, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Facebook Tightens Controls on Speech as Ad Boycott Grows
Business, Suzanne Vranica & Deepa Seetharaman, Published on 29/06/2020
» Under mounting pressure from advertisers, Facebook Inc. said it would start labeling political speech that violates its rules and take other measures to prevent voter suppression and protect minorities from abuse.
Virus Outbreak Alters American Shopping Lists
Business, Saabira Chaudhuri & Sharon Terlep, Published on 25/04/2020
» Consumers are cooking and cleaning more while spending less time and money on grooming and makeup, consumer-products companies say, as a picture emerges of how the coronavirus is reshaping lifestyles.
KBank braced for dismal 2020 outlook
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 25/10/2019
» Kasikornbank (KBank), the country's second largest lender by assets, has painted a bleak business outlook for 2020, targeting lower net interest margins (NIMs), a wider range of non-interest income contractions and a higher bad loan ratio.