Chinese carmaking giant starts manufacturing in Rayong

[snoop1130]

Chinese carmaking giant starts manufacturing in Rayong

 

 

RAYONG (NNT) - Great Wall Motors (GWM), one of the top-3 biggest vehicle builders in China, has started operating its manufacturing line at facilities in Rayong province which they previously took over from US company GM.

 

GWM plans to further upgrade its facilities in Rayong to utilize more modern and technologically advanced machines, making the facilities a Smart Factory. The company’s factory in Rayong is the first fully-functioning factory of the company in the ASEAN region.

 

The company is looking to further expand its operations in Thailand and ASEAN, with the optimistic goal of becoming a leader in smart technology implementation in the automotive industry, as well as helping enhance human resource capabilities.

 

GWM CEO Wang Fengying said today the ASEAN region and Thailand have a robust foundation and a strong preparedness as among leaders of the automotive industry, particularly the availability of skilled labour serving the sector.

 

He said the company sees the potential of Thailand to be ASEAN’s largest car manufacturer, and among the top 10 biggest in the world, adding that the company aims to make Thailand its manufacturing base for right-hand drive cars, as well as electric vehicles.

 

Mr Fengying said the company’s investment provides opportunities for Thailand to create jobs and promote skills required by the automotive industry among Thai workforces.

 

Great Wall Motors is a world-class manufacturer of SUVs and pick-up trucks. The company is traded on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company currently has some 70,000 employees, and has sold about 1 million cars each year for the past four years. The company also has some 500 network branches outside its main market in China.

 

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[unamazedloso]

Say good bye to half descent branded small thai made utes then and supply this rubbish! Most civilised countries cant stand these heaps of rubbish and now they will move in and use mostly chinese employees. Is there a person in charge here or just a greedy tool whos selling out his country and making it a laughing stock of the world?

[VocalNeal]

Hmmm. Toyota or Isuzu could have bought the plant and headed them off at the pass. But no...

[Salerno]

@unamazedloso Any figures to back up your assertions or is it just a bigoted rant?

[Techno Viking]

29 minutes ago, unamazedloso said:

Say good bye to half descent branded small thai made utes then and supply this rubbish! Most civilised countries cant stand these heaps of rubbish and now they will move in and use mostly chinese employees. Is there a person in charge here or just a greedy tool whos selling out his country and making it a laughing stock of the world?

 

No doubt there will be some Chinese people employed there but there is ratio that needs to be maintained in regards to expat employees and local employees.... same as any other company.

[PJPom]

Twenty years ago Hyundai was referred to as Korean c##p in Australia, today it’s regarded as one of the best. Great Wall has been tarred with the same brush also the current MG even though they are selling very well, maybe we should  look a little more closely at what they are offering before we discount them. A YouTube reviewer in the UK reported on a Great Wall pickup and concluded that it lacked very little compared to a Toyota and was half the price, why pay for the name ?.

Any company that sets up in Thailand must be welcome, export or die, tourism dead for next few years in my opinion.

[PatOngo]

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Chinese carmaking giant starts manufacturing in Rayong

 

Insurgents!

[sammieuk1]

The great wall will stretch all the way to Thailand's capital Beijing and the province of Bangkok just about now ????  

[Meat Pie 47]

41 minutes ago, PJPom said:

Twenty years ago Hyundai was referred to as Korean c##p in Australia, today it’s regarded as one of the best. Great Wall has been tarred with the same brush also the current MG even though they are selling very well, maybe we should  look a little more closely at what they are offering before we discount them. A YouTube reviewer in the UK reported on a Great Wall pickup and concluded that it lacked very little compared to a Toyota and was half the price, why pay for the name ?.

Any company that sets up in Thailand must be welcome, export or die, tourism dead for next few years in my opinion.

Australia should ban cars made in China since China banned Australian beef, cotton, red wine , coal, and now

crayfish.

[PatOngo]

4 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Australia should ban cars made in China since China banned Australian beef, cotton, red wine , coal, and now

crayfish.

Amazingly, they are still buying and turning Australian iron ore into aircraft carriers and fighter jets! ???? 

[ezzra]

One would wonder, with like population of 1.5 billion people that can offer cheap labor,  vast landmass, and most resources available to China to produce anything they like, why would they come to Thailand to manufacture cars?...

[Salerno]

To take advantage of AFTA and avoid ridiculous import tax in the local market perhaps.

[Kerryd]

1 hour ago, ezzra said:

One would wonder, with like population of 1.5 billion people that can offer cheap labor,  vast landmass, and most resources available to China to produce anything they like, why would they come to Thailand to manufacture cars?...

Transportation costs, tax incentives, shorter shipping routes to other markets, lower tariffs on importing parts than on whole assemblies. 

Same reason Harley started assembling (note: not "manufacturing", only "assembling") big bikes here.
Same reasons that Bombardier moved the production of one of their aircraft models to the US after Trump slapped some massive tariffs on them (as he was instructed to do by certain US aircraft manufacturers that decided American air lines should only buy their aircraft and no one else's).

China can still make all the parts for the vehicles, export those to Thailand much cheaper than what it would cost to import a finished vehicle, then slap the cars together here and ship them to other destinations in SE Asia (and all the way to the Middle East and East Africa if they want).

No doubt they managed to wrangle some special financial incentives from the government (i.e. reduced tariffs and tax breaks) and maybe some other "advantages" that make it worthwhile. Plus they are taking over a plant that was doing much the same thing so even though they have to change a lot of things, it probably still comes out cheaper than building a new facility from the ground up.

Not to mention it extends the PRC's presence in it's vassal states. 

[harada]

6 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Australia should ban cars made in China since China banned Australian beef, cotton, red wine , coal, and now

crayfish.

I can’t see the Aust government banning Chinese cars, they like to do things diplomatically, but I’m sure that China will  shoot themselves in the foot in the long run, I’ve noticed a lot more products made in Vietnam on the shelves in Australia, I’m sure that they ( Aust )will have been looking at other markets before the payback started.

[nobodysfriend]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the ASEAN region and Thailand have a robust foundation and a strong preparedness as among leaders of the automotive industry, particularly the availability of skilled labour serving the sector

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand to be ASEAN’s largest car manufacturer, and among the top 10 biggest in the world, adding that the company aims to make Thailand its manufacturing base for right-hand drive cars, as well as electric vehicles.

 

Good and clever move .

We will see GVM vehicles soon on the Thai market . Will be interesting to compare these cars to the ones we are used to ...

China is fast in developing high tech products now .

Even I do not like their politics , I have to admit that they can produce good quality goods , too . ( my Huawai p30pro is the best phone I ever had )

I would buy a chinese ( made in Thailand ) electric car , no problem , if the after sales service and the quality and reliability of the product is ok .

 

[Venom]

Great wall? They need a better name to break into the market,  maybe try painting an English flag on the roof like the CP chicken/ MG cars. ????

[Lacessit]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Amazingly, they are still buying and turning Australian iron ore into aircraft carriers and fighter jets! ???? 

Er - I think fighter jets are made of lighter materials than steel.

[Lacessit]

9 hours ago, PJPom said:

Twenty years ago Hyundai was referred to as Korean c##p in Australia, today it’s regarded as one of the best. Great Wall has been tarred with the same brush also the current MG even though they are selling very well, maybe we should  look a little more closely at what they are offering before we discount them. A YouTube reviewer in the UK reported on a Great Wall pickup and concluded that it lacked very little compared to a Toyota and was half the price, why pay for the name ?.

Any company that sets up in Thailand must be welcome, export or die, tourism dead for next few years in my opinion.

The Kia Stinger is probably the best medium-sized car in Australia now.

Having said that, I'm predicting it will be a long, long time before Great Wall will replace the Toyota Landcruiser in the hearts of Australian farmers. Given the games the Chinese are playing with Australian agricultural exports currently, it may not happen at all.

[nobodysfriend]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

One would wonder, with like population of 1.5 billion people that can offer cheap labor,  vast landmass, and most resources available to China to produce anything they like, why would they come to Thailand to manufacture cars?...

Imported cars are heavily taxed in Thailand .

Imported car parts , that are later assembled in Thailand , are not .

Thailand is one of the main exporters of vehicles to the ASEAN .

[sandyf]

9 hours ago, PJPom said:

Twenty years ago Hyundai was referred to as Korean c##p in Australia, today it’s regarded as one of the best. Great Wall has been tarred with the same brush also the current MG even though they are selling very well, maybe we should  look a little more closely at what they are offering before we discount them. A YouTube reviewer in the UK reported on a Great Wall pickup and concluded that it lacked very little compared to a Toyota and was half the price, why pay for the name ?.

Any company that sets up in Thailand must be welcome, export or die, tourism dead for next few years in my opinion.

I can remember when Japanses cars arrived in the UK, nobody was going to buy the "foreign rubbish".

How times have changed, the UK is now clinging to Japanese motor manufacturing like shxx to a blanket.

[Deli]

Never ever I'll put a CCP car in my lot. I'd rather walk.

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, PJPom said:

A YouTube reviewer in the UK reported on a Great Wall pickup and concluded that it lacked very little compared to a Toyota and was half the price, why pay for the name ?.

A Youtuber would say anything to get a free trip & lunch thrown in.... if he said my ar*e pointed to ground I'd still have a look to make sure.

On the other hand I have a Thai friend who is a salesman for MG, he say's they're rubbish, even with a company discount he wouldn't buy one.

[Salerno]

<deleted> me, that's got to be the first time I've seen a car salesman used as an honest reference 

 

[ChipButty]

The First Japanese Car Sold In Britain Was a Piece of Junk

In 1965, the Daihatsu Compagno became the first Japanese car imported to England. Just six people bought it. 

[Darkside Gray]

11 hours ago, PJPom said:

Twenty years ago Hyundai was referred to as Korean c##p in Australia, today it’s regarded as one of the best. Great Wall has been tarred with the same brush also the current MG even though they are selling very well, maybe we should  look a little more closely at what they are offering before we discount them. A YouTube reviewer in the UK reported on a Great Wall pickup and concluded that it lacked very little compared to a Toyota and was half the price, why pay for the name ?.

Any company that sets up in Thailand must be welcome, export or die, tourism dead for next few years in my opinion.

MG was bought from the uk, The basic design has not changed since then just became cheaper product with thinner gauge steel and more plastic.

[GreasyFingers]

2 hours ago, Deli said:

Never ever I'll put a CCP car in my lot. I'd rather walk.

Make sure your shoes are not made in China.

[Burma Bill]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

has started operating its manufacturing line at facilities in Rayong province

 

[bodga]

7 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Amazingly, they are still buying and turning Australian iron ore into aircraft carriers and fighter jets! ???? 

Those  must be really  krap jets made of  Iron, do they get off the ground????

[bodga]

7 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Amazingly, they are still buying and turning Australian iron ore into aircraft carriers and fighter jets! ???? 

Those  must be really  krap jets made of  Iron, do they get off the ground????

[PatOngo]

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Er - I think fighter jets are made of lighter materials than steel.

What are the missiles they attach to them made of?