Bangchan General Assembly, the contract manufacturer for the financially troubled Hozon Auto, the parent company of Neta, will be cutting 400 jobs at its vehicle assembly plant in Min Buri district. An earlier report by Thailand’s The Nation first broke the news that 400 jobs will be cut, split between the national sales company Neta Auto Thailand and contract manufacturer Bangchan General Assembly. However, a separate report by the Thai Enquirer clarified that none of Neta Auto Thailand’s emplo

Hans

Dec 26, 2024

The bloodbath in Thailand’s car industry continues in November, with total sales down by 31.3% to 42,309 units, according to data from the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), as reported by the Bangkok Post. Pick-up trucks and battery EVs (BEVs) were the most impacted, down 35.6% and 36.5% year-on-year respectively. Sales of pick-up trucks, which make up nearly a third of all new cars sold in Thailand, totaled just 11,481 units. BEVs, which have a 13% market share in Thailand – one of the highe

Hans

Dec 26, 2024

BYD’s upscale Denza brand has been confirmed for launch in Malaysia in the first quarter of next year. Unlike the BYD brand, Denza will be managed directly by BYD Malaysia, the company’s wholly owned national sales company. Sime Darby Beyond Auto, which currently distributes BYD-badged cars, will continue as a dealer and importer. The first Denza model to launch in Malaysia will be the Denza D9 battery EV (BEV). Meanwhile, in China, Denza dealers are preparing to deliver the D9 DM-i, a plug-in h

Hans

Dec 26, 2024

Xpeng has confirmed that the right-hand-drive (RHD) version of its X9 MPV will debut in Singapore next month, as sighted by a post by the company on Weibo. This follows its introduction in Hong Kong, where it is sold through Sime Darby Motors in two seven-seat (2-2-3 layout) front-wheel-drive variants. The X9, first unveiled in October 2023, is built on Xpeng's Smart Electric Platform Architecture 2.0 (SEPA 2.0), shared with the G6 SUV. It measures 5,293 mm in length, 1,988 mm in width, and 1,78

Sanjay

Dec 26, 2024

Some products transcend being mere hits; they define an era and set benchmarks so high that even their successors struggle to match them. For example, we remember the iPod Classic but not the iPod Shuffle. Those who grew up with the original Game Boy tend to ignore the Game Boy Micro. In the world of pickup trucks, the Mitsubishi Triton is the poster child for the anti-Hilux camp. It has long been the closest rival to the ultra-dominant Toyota Hilux, which sold 21,782 units last year. At its pea

Hans

Dec 26, 2024