So the automotive industry in Thailand is dying? Well the largest automotive car maker in Europe, Volkswagen, has recently applied to set up its first plant in Thailnd under the government scheme that requires car makers to invest at least THB 6.5 bn and that annual production must reach 100,000 cars in the fourth year […]

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Thailand Thailand’s manufacturing production index (MPI) shrank 4.4% YoY in February, the 11th straight monthly contraction. The body will cut its 2014 GDP forecast to 2-2.5% from 3-4%. (Krungtep Thurakit, 29/03/14) Politics plagues BoI applications, dropping by over 50%. It hopes to be able to get a new board after the Songkran holiday, hoping a […]

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