Why doesn't Thailand have its own car brand?
I read that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin had met in Japan with executives from major Japanese automakers, including Honda, Nissan, Isuzu and Toyota. Many leading car manufacturers are present in Thailand, such as assembly companies and parts manufacturers. These companies together produce many of the approximately two million vehicles built annually in Thailand.
China's Hozon New Energy Automobile has announced plans to produce electric vehicles in Thailand, targeting the Southeast Asian market. In doing so, the company follows other manufacturers building facilities in this important car production hub in the region.
Toyota prepared for the worst; Ford also closed
Toyota on Thursday stopped overtime at its plants in the US (Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia) and Canada and Ford Motor Co closed its Rayong plant due to a shortage of parts.
Thailand proud of the title 'Detroit of Asia'
Thousands of miles from frigid Michigan in the United States, General Motors will soon roll the first diesel engine off the line at its recently opened factory in eastern Thailand. Ford Motors is building a new factory not far from there and Suzuki Motors plans to start production of environmentally friendly cars in a new factory in 2012. Detroit of Asia Welcome to the "Detroit of Asia" a vast area 120 …
