Author Archives: Uli Kaiser

Tata Motors will delay selling the Nano in Thailand until after the first-time car buyer programme expires, said an industry source.The introduction of the Nano _ by some estimates the world’s cheapest car _ was previously set for early this year but w… Continue reading →

Strong local demand for Ford Ranger and Mazda BT-50 pickup trucks has prompted Ford and Mazda to expand their AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint-venture plant in Rayong.The companies have jointly invested another US$27 million (837 million baht) in the … Continue reading →

Collect them all! All info graphics on Thai Automotive statistics are now available on Pinterest Continue reading →

Five months after the disruption from severe floods that hit Thailand in October, automotive production is gaining strength, hitting a record monthly output of 190,936 units in March.”The production output is likely to hit a new record in the second ha… Continue reading →

BANGKOK, April 1 – Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd targets manufacturing 240,000 units this year after its plant in Ayutthaya resumed output on Saturday.Hiroshi Kobayashi, president & CEO of Asian Honda Motor said that in the past three mont… Continue reading →

Mitsubishi Motors Corp (MMC) president Osamu Masuko said on Tuesday that the firm would soon start manufacturing the Mitsubishi Mirage at a factory in Thailand to meet both local and global demand.Calling the Mirage a ‘global compact car’, Mr Masuko sa… Continue reading →

Sounds ambitious…but if you look at the 2011 statistics, you will see that the 2012 projected production number of 2,100,000 vehicles will bring us about almost right there – or at least very very close. My personal opinion: We will make it by… Continue reading →