Toyota partly resumes production in three plants in Thailand

Toyota partly resumes production in three plants in Thailand

Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. partly resumed production of sedans and pickups at three plants after the worst Thai flooding in decades forced them to temporarily shut down in October due to supply chain disruptions.  More...

Fang Zhang | Tags: , | November 21st, 2011
Thai auto production down 67%, hits record low in 10 years

Thai auto production down 67%, hits record low in 10 Jahr

Thailands auto production in October 2011 hit a record low of 49,439 units for the past 112 months as a result of continuing mega floods, according to Surapong Paisitpatnapong, spokesman of the Automotive Industry More...

Japanese automakers resume partial production in Thailand

Japanese automakers resume partial production in Thailand

Leading Japanese automakers on Monday announced the partial resumption of production in Thailand after being forced to halt operations for over a month due to the country’s worst flooding in decades, die More...

Thai Floods May Shift Investments to Indonesia and Vietnam

Thai Floods May Shift Investments to Indonesia and Vietnam

Japanese companies, Thailand’s biggest foreign investors, may spend more to build factories in neighbors including Indonesia and Vietnam after the worst flooding in 70 years disrupted global production.  More...

Japanese automakers optimistic about production in China

Japanese automakers optimistic about production in China

Japanese automakers are optimistic about production in China saying that there has been “almost no effect” on the supply of parts following the earthquake in their home country, thanks to a gradual resumption More...

Thailand’s auto industry unphazed by Japan Disaster

Thailand’s auto industry unphazed by Japan Disaster

Thailand’s auto industry will continue growing higher than previously expected this year although Japan, which is the major manufacturer and distributor of auto parts, has taken a huge toll from the recent earthquake, More...

Nissan Motor’s Chinese plant cuts production amid parts shortage

Nissan Motor’s Chinese plant cuts production amid parts shortage

Production at a Nissan Motor plant in China dwindled dramatically two weeks after Japan’s earthquake and tsunami disrupted the supply of key auto parts, sources with the company said Saturday.  More...

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva invites carmakers to invest in Thailand

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva invites carmakers to invest in Thailand

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 30 – Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday met top executives of the world’s leading carmakers and invited them to invest in Thailand, saying the country has a quality workforce More...

Thailand lures more US investors

Thailand lures more US investors

The recent road show to the US held by Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) showed the country received confirmation from giant American investors of their investment expansion projects, according to Minister of Industry More...

Toyota to lift Thai production by 20%

Toyota to lift Thai production by 20%

Toyota started its business in Thailand in 1962 and began making cars in 1964. Über 48 Jahr, the manufacturing network has expanded to include sites in Samrong and the Gateway and Ban Pho plants in Chachoengsao. More...