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Ford sees pickup sales recovering in Q4
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/10/2023
» Sluggish pickup sales in Thailand as banks use stricter lending criteria are expected to recover in the final quarter of this year, which is dubbed the "high car-buying season", says Ford Thailand, the production and distribution arm of US-based Ford Motor.
Shares retreat as central banks tighten up
Business, NUNTAWUN POLKUAMDEE & PORNKAMON TEERAPIBOONKUN, Published on 18/12/2021
» Recap: Global stocks, led by tech companies, traded mostly lower on Friday as concerns persisted about the global central banks' tighter monetary policies and economic risks from the Omicron coronavirus variant.
US auto firms committed to Thai hub
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/12/2021
» US auto firms remain keen to use Thailand as a regional production base, focusing more on electric vehicles (EV) after Ford Motor Co last Wednesday unveiled an investment of US$900 million to upgrade factories in Thailand that build its Ranger pickups and Everest SUVs, its largest outlay in the country.
Equities retreat as Omicron spreads
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Pornkamon Teerapiboonkun, Published on 11/12/2021
» Recap: Global stock markets retreated yesterday as concerns over the Omicron coronavirus variant and a wave of new restrictions grew, while investors are looking ahead to US consumer inflation numbers and key central bank meetings next week for clues on the direction of monetary policies.
India's Covid-19 Crisis Tests the World's Back Offices
Business, Newley Purnell, Published on 24/05/2021
» India's giant outsourcing firms are facing a two-front challenge: protecting the health of millions of employees as the nation suffers the world's worst Covid-19 crisis, and ensuring that their work continues as usual for the big Western companies on their client lists.
Ford sales plummet, production resumes
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/11/2020
» Ford Thailand, the production and distribution arm of US-based Ford Motor, has seen car sales over past 10 months dive 40% to 21,800 units from last year, but remains optimistic about future prospects after production fully resumed in response to the improving Thai auto industry.
Planting the seeds of profit growth
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 06/06/2020
» When you're in the business of plastics, petrochemicals and synthetic materials, a bit of nature may be needed to bring balance.
Walmart, Verizon in Talks to Test 5G Services in Some Stores
Business, Sarah Krouse, Sarah Nassauer & Anna Wilde Mathews, Published on 03/03/2020
» Walmart Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are in discussions to outfit the retailer's stores with antennas and other equipment to create 5G wireless service, a high-profile test of the next-generation networks.
IRPC picks Noppadol as next president
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/01/2019
» SET-listed petrochemical maker IRPC Plc says Noppadol Pinsupa will be the company's new president, effective Feb 1, replacing Sukrit Surabotsopon.
PTT forms M&A unit for group
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/12/2018
» PTT Plc, the national oil and gas conglomerate, has set up a merger and acquisition (M&A) team, selected from the group of companies to search for business deals.