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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.
BMW leaves production plans unchanged
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/02/2020
» BMW Group Thailand is still optimistic about business plans for production, sales and exports in 2020 despite difficulties from the latest coronavirus outbreak.
Mercedes-Benz preps BEV for next year
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/02/2020
» Mercedes-Benz Thailand plans to begin local production of the first battery electric vehicle (BEV), the EQC, in 2021 after the car maker agreed with the Board of Investment (BoI) to import the first batch to be sold here this year.
Car export tally lowest in 93 months
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/02/2020
» The country's car exports in January recorded the lowest volume in 93 months, totalling 65,295 cars, a sharp drop of 20% year-on-year as overall economic sentiment at import destinations remained downbeat from the US-China trade war.
Mini Electric looks to China
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 10/02/2020
» BMW Group Thailand plans to use a new plant in China to produce Mini Electric cars for Thailand, enjoying zero import duty under the Asean-China free trade area.
Tri Petch Isuzu glum on car market
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 06/02/2020
» Tri Petch Isuzu Sales, the local distributor for the Japanese truck maker, is downbeat on Thailand's 2020 car market, which it sees falling 7.7% to 930,000 units sold due to economic difficulties such as bearish exports, the baht's appreciation and the delayed fiscal budget.
Toyota reels from strong baht but still banks on local plants
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/01/2020
» Toyota Motor Thailand is feeling the pinch of baht appreciation and has a negative outlook on car and auto part exports in 2020.
Swag EV lines up electric scooter plant
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 24/01/2020
» Singaporean startup Swag EV plans to establish an assembly plant for electric scooters in Thailand next year to take advantage of the large motorcycle supply chain locally, reducing assembly costs.
FTI has modest view for 2020 output
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/01/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has a conservative outlook for car production in 2020, staying at 2 million units because of many global economic difficulties.
Industrial sentiment down
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 22/01/2020
» The Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) for December dropped to 91.7 points from 92.3 in November, on a lower purchasing power and widespread drought affecting overall industrial and agricultural output, the Federation of Thai Industries reported.