SAIC-CP plans second Thai factory

SAIC Motor-CP Co, the Chinese-Thai car maker, is conducting a feasibility study about investing in a second plant here as it intends to make Thailand its manufacturing base for right-hand-drive vehicles.

Suzuki Thailand plans to double output in 2014

Suzuki Thailand plans to double the output to 100,000 cars per year in 2014 which will then satisfy the condition of capacity for the eco-car program phase 1.

 

New Honda Plant in Thailand...

Yesterday, Honda Thailand announced a new plant in Prachinburi for 120,000 subcompact cars per year, bringing total production capacity of Honda in Thailand to 420,000 units per year in 2015. Honda has sold about 171,000 cars in 2012 and plans to increase sales to 200,000 cars in 2013.

Mazda will set up a new Powertrain Manufacturing facility in Thailand

Mazda will set up a new Powertrain Manufacturing facility in Thailand to produce and sell SkyActiv transmissions for Mazda vehicles with a capacity of 400,000 units/year. SOP will be second half of 2015.

Thai Vehicle Output Hits Record High, Oct Exports +79.7%

FOX NEWS / DOW:

Thailand's vehicle production hit a record high level in October, while vehicle exports also surged significantly due to a low base of comparison from last year, the Federation of Thai Industries said Friday.

The on-year rebound in vehicle production and exports came after severe floods last year disrupted the operations of a number of automakers and led to plunging figures in October 2011. Tax incentives for first-time car buyers also prompted strong demand for vehicles, driving up production, the federation said.

Production increased to 252,165 vehicles in September, 8.4% more than in September and more than five folds from the same period last year, the federation said in a statement.


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November Edition coming soon...

Coming soon: The November Edition of Thai AutoBook 2012 with updates on car sales statistics January-October 2012, many updated entries and presentations.

The August Update will be launched today, August 16th … with hundreds of new pages of statistics and information about Automotive OEMs, Tier 1 and supporting industry.