Reader Submission: General Motors to stop production and sale of Chevrolet in Thailand
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In the news today: General Motors stops production and sales of Chevrolet in Thailand. I think important for the car owner of this brand in Thailand.
GM and Great Wall Motors to sell their factory in Rayong. Chevrolet will cease domestic sales in Thailand at the end of 2020.
DETROIT – General Motors (NYSE: GM) is taking decisive action to transform its international operations, building on the comprehensive strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, drive significant cost efficiencies and take action in markets that cannot earn an adequate return for its shareholders.
GM announced today that it would wind down sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and New Zealand and retire the Holden brand by 2021. The company will focus its strategies for the market on the GM specialty vehicle business. The company also announced that it had signed a binding term sheet with Great Wall Motors to purchase GM's Rayong vehicle manufacturing facility in Thailand; and would withdraw Chevrolet from the domestic market in Thailand by the end of 2020.
Submitted by Brabantman
Well...then we're all going to ride Chiness.
I just looked at the brands Great Wall Motors carries, and those cars don't look bad.
Brands: Haval, Wey, Ora and Great Wall……
Chrysler's service will probably continue as usual.
Copies of the well-known more luxurious EU. US and JAPAN brands
Literally copied…
But you can't copy quality under the hood
Well Chris, there is something wrong with your laptop. We are not used to so many errors in a few sentences. But why do Chinese cars drive here? More Japanese, Korian and those are better in my opinion. Greetings
Gosh, am I glad I did NOT choose a Chevrolet, because of the appalling service during our information to make a purchase. The “sales lady” simply left our papers for 2 days and only after we asked if the sale had been completed did we receive a semi-intellectual answer from her that we quickly unraveled and labeled nonsense. In our case, the current news about Chevrolet would have led to a financial blow if we had made the purchase, after all, who would want to trade in this car later for a reasonable price? RIGHT YES NO ONE.
Angry we then left this dealer in Hua Hin and decided to look further at Isuzu and Toyota. The surprise was great, at Isuzu in Chaam we were not only very warmly welcomed, but this lady arranged everything to proceed with the sale. The car only had to come from Bangkok because of the color, but that was also quickly arranged, tinted windows, and other bells and whistles were installed in one day. What a service, we had dinner in a fine restaurant not far from this dealer in Chaam, bill went to the dealer. In short, highly recommended first class!!!!
Chrysler does not fall under general motors but under fiat.
The Deawoo brand has never been a success.
The fact that Chevrolet has annexed this brand has not led to greater success.
A few acquaintances drove "Chevrolet" in Thailand, but always had problems.
They are selling out now. Apparently they give a 50% discount on the stock they have left.
I think it will sell out quickly.
I'm curious how it will be when they stop our service and parts, I have a Trailblazer and I'm very satisfied, hopefully I will stay satisfied
Since years ago in the Netherlands and Thailand I have only had good experiences with the cars I purchased. From the late 90s with Deawoo Nexia. Then Chevrolet Tacuma and in Thailand Chevrolet Optra, (Nubia in the Netherlands). I saw that the new Chevrolet truck is already being offered for 790.000 baht. Apparently people want to get rid of the stock quickly and the price has dropped considerably. I do agree that the service left much to be desired in Thailand. That is a lot better with my current car Mitsubishi Triton. So for the purchase of a good car, Chevrolet is certainly recommended for the currently requested price, but in the event of trade-in or sale after the necessary years and the service and repair option, this may have a negative effect. But a truck lasts at least ten years, so if you drive it, it makes less of a difference in the choice to be made.