Thailand

Ford is adding 100,000 units to annual capacity at its plant in Rayong, Thailand, to assemble its new generation Fiesta model. This brings total production capacity to 275,000

US carmaker General Motors has announced plans for its first diesel engine plant in South East Asia. Based in Rayong, Thailand, the plant will form part of a US$445mn (THB15bn) investment... 2008-08-14

South Korea's Hyundai is targeting consumers in Thailand looking to cut back on fuel bills, with a new compressed natural gas (CNG) version of its Sonata sedan. Hyundai is only the... 2008-07-21

Japan's Nissan Motor is making Thailand the focus of its attentions in Asia, as the company looks to increase its market share over the next five years. Speaking to The Nation daily,... 2008-07-02

Japan's Toyota is raising output of diesel engines in Thailand, to meet increased demand for its vehicles produced under the innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) project.... 2008-06-11

Thailand's Industry Minister Suwit Khunkitti has announced that Japanese carmaker Honda will build a regional research and development (R&D) centre in Thailand for its Asia and... 2008-05-08

Thailand's Board of Investment (BoI) has announced a further three projects to gain approval under the government's 'Eco car' programme. Toyota, Tata Motors and Mitsubishi have all... 2008-04-03

Japan's Toyota is considering its plant in Thailand for production of the Camry Hybrid sedan. The project would be a significant vote of confidence in the plant as the model is currently... 2008-03-17

Thailand's new vehicle market registered a promising performance in January 2008, despite political and economic uncertainty. Total sales rose by 17.6% y-o-y for the month to 45,431... 2008-02-28

Thailand's manufacturer of Honda models, Asian Honda Motor Company, is projecting 12% growth in exports to THB112.1bn (US$3.6bn) in 2008, including a 16% increase in CBU and CKD car... 2008-02-08