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Continental Automotive (Thailand), local unit of the German maker of injectors and pumps for the auto industry, has allocated Bt600 million for investment this year.

The company is increasing capacity as part of a plan to strengthen production ahead of implementation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.

Managing director Thomas Chambers said that despite the severe flooding last year, the country remained an important regional manufacturing base for the company. Continental has a factory at Amata City Industrial Estate in Rayong province, as well as plants in Malaysia and the Philippines.

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After sustaining heavy blows in 2011, the automobile industry finished the year at 794,000 units, which is about 100,000 units below the original target.

While the Japanese quake and tsunami in March temporarily halted Thai auto production due to parts disruption, it was Thailand's flood crisis that delivered the knockout punch as major auto producers had to cease production for months. Although Honda was the only manufacturer to suffer from severe flooding, other makers also had to halt production due to a shortage of parts as a large number of important suppliers located in Ayutthaya were submerged under water.

However, just three weeks into 2012, there are signs of prosperity once again as Toyota, the largest auto-maker in the country, announced its mid-term investment plan worth almost Bt10 billion that will help the company reach a production figure of 760,000 units per year. Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT) president Kyoichi Tanada said Toyota expects the auto market to sell as much as 1.1 million units in 2012.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Ford is considering establishing a new vehicle assembly facility in Indonesia, as it looks to increase its exposure to one of Asia's most promising auto markets.

Joe Hinrichs, president of Ford Asia Pacific and Africa, told reporters gathered for the Delhi Auto Expo that the company is planning to invest in an assembly plant in Indonesia in the near future.

Hinrichs said he is encouraged by the recent strong growth in Indonesian auto sales and the potential for further strong growth. "We expect Indonesia will soon overtake Thailand as the ASEAN's largest market — I cannot say when exactly," he said.

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TWELVE COMPANIES operating in both the Philippines and Thailand have been invited to move business activities here following the impact of the latter’s worst flood in 50 years, a Trade official said yesterday.
Thailand, however, is seen to retain most of its investments even after the disaster through competitive incentive schemes and assistance to businesses affected by the disaster.

"We have short-listed 12 [firms] -- mostly from electronics and automotive parts -- with sister companies here to move their operations here in the Philippines," Trade Undersecretary Cristino L. Panlilio told BusinessWorld in a telephone interview.

"Right now, there is one company in electronics to whom we’re talking and they’re already looking for a location here for their operations," he continued.

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Companies asked to move activities to the Philippines after Thai floods
BusinessWorld Online Edition
I think that has amounted to damages worth $20-30 billion," said Yuthasak Kanasawat, BoI Thailand's investment, strategy, and policy bureau director, in a telephone interview last week. "Most companies are thinking of having another factory in Thailand ...

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Smoothing the way
Bangkok Post
One hopeful sign is that the Thai Board of Investment (BoI) is preparing to open a representative office in Mumbai. While its main focus will be reaching out to Indian businesses seeking to invest in Thailand, it will be able to help Thai organisations ...

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Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s former prime minister, comments on Proton Holdings Bhd after billionaire Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary’s DRB-Hicom Holdings Bhd agreed to buy a controlling stake from the government.

Mahathir, who helped found Proton and remains an advisor, also comments on whether DRB should sell Proton’s U.K. sports- car arm Group Lotus International Ltd. The former premier made these comments in an interview in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

On selling Lotus:

“It is a viable option and I think the new owners of Proton might consider that. But, Lotus is not just a sports-car company. It is an engineering and technology company. It’s selling engineering skills to China and helping people going into the industry.”

Read more: Selling Lotus a viable option: Mahathir http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20120203092017/Article/index_html#ixzz1lHSvIlW9

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Flood Relief Measures in Thailand and The Success of BOI FAIR
Sacramento Bee
By Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) BANGKOK, Jan. 31, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- In response to the recent flooding, the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has introduced a series of promotional measures and activities designed to restore investor ...
Thailand offers tax incentives after floodingTelecompaper (subscription)

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