Toyota Mobility Foundation launches first pilot program in Thailand

More people everywhere are about to get moving. Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) announced the launching of its first pilot program. The program, which will be in Bangkok, Thailand, reflects the Foundation's philosophy of combining Toyota's knowledge

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Mazda starts production at new transmission plant in Thailand

Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that mass production of transmissions has begun at its newly established transmission plant, Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MPMT), located in the Chonburi prefecture of Thailand.

The Skyactiv-Drive automatic

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Suzuki's new global compact Celerio to be produced in Thailand

Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that it will be manufacturing the Celerio - its new global compact car - in Thailand. The Rayong facility opened in March 2012 and is the second production hub for the Celerio following on from its introduction in India.

Commencing

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Ford celebrates official start of production for all-new EcoSport in Thailand

Ford Motor Company celebrated the official start of production for the all-new Ford EcoSport urban SUV at the company's state-of-the-art Ford Thailand Manufacturing (FTM) plant in Rayong. FTM becomes the fourth plant globally to build the all-new EcoSport, joining

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McLaren Automotive expands sales network with McLaren Bangkok

McLaren Automotive continues to grow and strengthen the global retailer network with the appointment of the latest retail partner in Thailand. McLaren Bangkok is the eighth location in Asia for the British high performance sports car brand, and marks the 30th market

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Aston Martin Bangkok opens its doors to discerning Thai drivers

Aston Martin Bangkok, the first official Aston Martin dealership in Thailand, is celebrating its official signing ceremony with Aston Martin Lagonda UK Ltd. at the city's prestigious W Hotel.

The ceremony announced Aston Martin Bangkok - managed by Heritage Motor Sales

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Visteon Electronics opens manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand

Visteon Electronics, a business unit of Visteon Corporation officially launched a new automotive electronics production facility in Rayong, Thailand.

Visteon Automotive Electronics (Thailand) Limited supplies instrument clusters, audio products and

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GM expands landfill-free efforts in Asia

General Motors' Rayong engine plant in Thailand and Cheongna proving ground in Korea are now landfill-free, bringing the company's total to 33 sites throughout Asia that recycle, reuse or convert to energy all of their daily waste. GM's landfill-free facility count in Asia compares

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Hindustan Motors contract-manufacture SUVs and Pickup trucks for Isuzu Motors in India

Isuzu Motors India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan, signed an agreement with Hindustan Motors Limited (HML) for contract manufacturing of Isuzu SUVs and pickup trucks in India. The components for producing these vehicles will be imported

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launches world's first Boutique Showroom

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars launched the world's first Rolls-Royce Boutique showroom at Bangkok's Siam Paragon Mall, presenting the pinnacle in retail shopping.

The showroom was officially opened by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Asia Pacific Regional Director, Paul Harris;

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Bangkok wins regional award for Young Emerging Dealership of the Year

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Bangkok, one of the brand's newest dealerships in Asia Pacific, was honoured recently at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Regional Dealer Conference held in Hong Kong.

The dealership, owned by Millionaire Auto Sales and Services (Thailand) Company

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Bangkok named candidate city to host FIA Formula E Championship

Thailand's capital Bangkok joined the list of candidate cities bidding to host the new FIA Formula E Championship. The announcement came during a special event held to demonstrate the innovation of racing technology in Thailand, attended by the Pol. Maj. Gen

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Apollo Tyres inaugurates sales office in Bangkok to cater to the entire ASEAN region

Apollo Tyres Ltd has opened its sales office in Bangkok to serve the entire ASEAN region, with Thailand as the hub of operations. This region would be catered to by exports out of India currently. After Dubai for the Middle East region, this is the second hub outside company's

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Honda announces MSX125 - A new leisure motorcycle for the youth market

The MSX125 ('Mini Street X-treme 125') carries on the tradition of the original, small-wheeled leisure motorcycle, defined by Honda in 1963 with the iconic Monkey, and continued with the Dax and Ape.

Manufactured in Thailand, the MSX125 is small enough to be supremely

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Eastern promise fuels another British automotive success story

The green shoots of another British automotive success are growing in Essex, with luxury interiors specialist, Carisma Auto Design, exploiting the previously undeveloped sector of discreet transport.
From its suitably understated premises, the company has built quietly on

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Rolls-Royce announces further expansion plans in Thailand

Following the recent opening of the first Rolls-Royce Motor Cars showroom at Rama 3 in Bangkok, the company announced plans to open a unique new boutique in Central Bangkok, the first of its kind in Asia.

This exclusive facility will be situated at the Siam Paragon,

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Fuso on its way to becoming an efficiency champion

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, has received a new order from its longtime customer Linfox Logistics, in Thailand. Linfox Logistics is the largest privately-owned supply

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Honda resumes production at automobile plant in Thailand

Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (HATC), the Honda automobile production subsidiary in Thailand (headquarter in the Rojana Industrial Park, Ayutthaya), resumed production of automobiles after suspending production since October 4, 2011, due to damaged sustained from

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Mitsubishi Motors corporation begins sale of the Mirage in Thailand

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced it will sell its all-new Mirage 'global compact car' in Thailand. The Mirage is a 'global compact car' developed under a revolutionary concept that fulfils the both the needs of incredibly-growing emerging markets

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