Chinese carmaking giant starts manufacturing in Rayong

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

What are the missiles they attach to them made of?

Absolutely no idea, which is at the same level as 50% of your original post.

Aluminium has a density of 2.7 g/cc. Steel has a minimum density of 7.75 g/cc. Weight is important when one is trying to fly, not so much when floating.

[Cake Monster]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

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.

All I am reading is mass Job loses  to come soon.

Just let them get their feet under the Table and install all the Robots and AI

[xylophone]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

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. 

On the other hand the Honda motorbikes which were introduced in the early 1960s were an engineering classic, and just the other day I saw one here in Patong.

 

Sitting on my Triumph 350 twin with its noises, rattles and oil leaks, next to the 250 cc Honda that a friend had just bought, with it ticking over like a sewing machine, made me very envious indeed. And I remember the sneers and jibes at the time about this "Japanese cr@p" and that it would never last.........

 

Not Chinese I know, but following the previous post comment. 

[Grumpy one]

13 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've driven a couple of these pick ups

They are a better buy than Toyota as long as you keep it long term, no one wants a used one

 I would buy a new one tomorrow

[Andrew65]

13 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.

In the UK we were told that it was "Against EU rules" for MG Rover to be bailed-out. Part of why it's now Chinese-owned.

[holy cow cm]

They can keep their Chinese doo doo as I avoid anything from China or made from a Chinese company and avoid all business dealings with them now. Well except a romp with a Chinese hottie wouldn't be so bad. And some of them gals are hot. Reality is China does not need a factory outside of China but it helps them get more into other countries.. 

 

[bodga]

Wonder if any ex  Chevrolet  employees  got  new jobs with them. In the meantime Chevrolet stock has been dumped on the market  big time, Ive managed to buy wheel fender  flares for 1000 baht normally 6500, a  sportsbar normally 21500 for 5500, two sets  of alloy wheels for 7500baht for  all 8  and  a 1.5 door X cab with 300k discount..........happy  as  Larry

[ChouDoufu]

7 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?...

 

uhmmmm, 'cause asean?

[Andrew65]

2 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

uhmmmm, 'cause asean?

Zero import duty to Thailand.

[Traubert]

Apart from the girls, which might be a step too far at your age, how are you coping with your phone/computer?

24 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

They can keep their Chinese doo doo as I avoid anything from China or made from a Chinese company and avoid all business dealings with them now. Well except a romp with a Chinese hottie wouldn't be so bad. And some of them gals are hot. Reality is China does not need a factory outside of China but it helps them get more into other countries.. 

 

Great Wall are much improved from when I first looked at them 10 years ago.

[Rimmer]

A couple of troll post have been removed also a reply

[CLW]

19 hours 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?

Please come out of your cave or from under your rock. Chinese cars / manufacturers are on par with western standards now. I have insights in this business and a lot of parts and components, if not whole cars, are now being produced in China by Chinese companies.

Like it or not, China is automobile market number 1. India will be next.

[holy cow cm]

7 minutes ago, Traubert said:

Apart from the girls, which might be a step too far at your age, how are you coping with your phone/computer?

Great Wall are much improved from when I first looked at them 10 years ago.

Yeah may be, but I still do not buy anything from China. Just my thing as have no desire to support them.

[ChouDoufu]

 

conspiracy theories?  do you believe all these other manufacturers building plants in thailand for malign purposes?  or could it be for the same or similar reasons us companies build/operate plants in china....for trade and economic benefits?

 

• 3.2 BMW
• 3.3 Daihatsu
• 3.4 Ford
• 3.5 General Motors
• 3.6 Honda
• 3.7 Isuzu
• 3.8 Mazda
• 3.9 Mercedes-Benz
• 3.10 MG
• 3.11 Mine Mobility
• 3.12 Mitsubishi
• 3.13 Nissan
• 3.14 Tata
• 3.15 Thai Rung
• 3.16 Toyota
• 3.17 Vera
• 3.18 Volvo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Thailand

 

maybe china is building here because thailand is "the detroit of asia," a veritable.......hub......of automotive manufacturing!

https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/10/news/world/thailand-auto-industry/index.html

 

[Surelynot]

1 minute ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

conspiracy theories?  do you believe all these other manufacturers building plants in thailand for malign purposes?  or could it be for the same or similar reasons us companies build/operate plants in china....for trade and economic benefits?

 

• 3.2 BMW
• 3.3 Daihatsu
• 3.4 Ford
• 3.5 General Motors
• 3.6 Honda
• 3.7 Isuzu
• 3.8 Mazda
• 3.9 Mercedes-Benz
• 3.10 MG
• 3.11 Mine Mobility
• 3.12 Mitsubishi
• 3.13 Nissan
• 3.14 Tata
• 3.15 Thai Rung
• 3.16 Toyota
• 3.17 Vera
• 3.18 Volvo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Thailand

 

maybe china is building here because thailand is "the detroit of asia," a veritable.......hub......of automotive manufacturing!

https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/10/news/world/thailand-auto-industry/index.html

 

Fair point......but I don't perceive that any of these companies country's of origin have a vested interest in Thailand as the Chinese do.........no links no evidence no references

[huangnon]

7/11 (CP Group) is their partner in Thailand. Can you buy these cars with 7-11 stamps?

[Andrew65]

8 minutes ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

conspiracy theories?  do you believe all these other manufacturers building plants in thailand for malign purposes?  or could it be for the same or similar reasons us companies build/operate plants in china....for trade and economic benefits?

 

• 3.2 BMW
• 3.3 Daihatsu
• 3.4 Ford
• 3.5 General Motors
• 3.6 Honda
• 3.7 Isuzu
• 3.8 Mazda
• 3.9 Mercedes-Benz
• 3.10 MG
• 3.11 Mine Mobility
• 3.12 Mitsubishi
• 3.13 Nissan
• 3.14 Tata
• 3.15 Thai Rung
• 3.16 Toyota
• 3.17 Vera
• 3.18 Volvo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Thailand

 

maybe china is building here because thailand is "the detroit of asia," a veritable.......hub......of automotive manufacturing!

https://money.cnn.com/2018/07/10/news/world/thailand-auto-industry/index.html

 

US tariffs on Chinese made goods:

For example, for imported vehicles, a 20 percent tariff could increase the average transaction price of a typically equipped new car by approximately $7,000, from $35,000 to $42,000, if automakers passed on the entire cost of the tariff to consumers.

[natway09]

The distrust being shown to China simply by them making their own cars is very strange.

The US (in the middle of an identity crisis),, don't start me,, moved out & is no longer able to produce vehicles at a cost that the 3rd world can afford.

Many years ago I bought a new Datsun 12 Y to which all my friends laughed at.

Then Dad bought a little Honda Civic to which all his Holden, Rover,  Chevie " or Ford driving mates laughed.

Both cars outlasted them.

Now I am driving ,,,you guessed a Honda Civic with 190,000 clicks on it & never missed a beat

One day you might be happy to drive a Chinese made vehicle.

Times change

[PETERTHEEATER]

9 hours ago, PatOngo said:

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

Iron fighter jets. Wow! 

[Meat Pie 47]

https://para-rigger.posthaven.com/top-ten-car-producing-countries-1950-2019

[RJRS1301]

15 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 problem is the short lived chassis for tradies, and also engine refits required at low mileage.  

Toyota has longevity, something GW does not have. so far

 

[Cake Monster]

1 hour ago, ChouDoufu said:

 

uhmmmm, 'cause asean?

Exactly ! And along with that will go Zero Tariffs into the US, and a better Brand image if " Made in Thailand " as opposed to made in China .

 

[PatOngo]

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Absolutely no idea, which is at the same level as 50% of your original post.

Aluminium has a density of 2.7 g/cc. Steel has a minimum density of 7.75 g/cc. Weight is important when one is trying to fly, not so much when floating.

 

However you look at it, there are steel components in fighter aircraft!

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Iron fighter jets. Wow! 

Sorry, they are made entirely of plastic, no steel components what so ever! Silly me!

[Cake Monster]

Now !

If the Chinese were to Manufacture the MG Metro 6R4, or the MG Metro 8R4 down there in Rayong , I would have one of each.

Iconic Group B Rally cars from the 80,s and never to be repeated monsters.

Those were the Days.

[Lacessit]

8 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

 

However you look at it, there are steel components in fighter aircraft!

No doubt you can provide a link which gives the percentage of steel in a fighter aircraft.

Perhaps you have a problem with admitting your OP was erroneous, misleading, etc. Methinks you are trying too hard.

[PatOngo]

Just now, Lacessit said:

No doubt you can provide a link which gives the percentage of steel in a fighter aircraft.

Perhaps you have a problem with admitting your OP was erroneous, misleading, etc. Methinks you are trying too hard.

 

No Lacey, I don't really give a toss! Get over it!

[Cake Monster]

23 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

No doubt you can provide a link which gives the percentage of steel in a fighter aircraft.

Perhaps you have a problem with admitting your OP was erroneous, misleading, etc. Methinks you are trying too hard.

There are actually quite large amounts of Steel in Aircraft.

Not the Steel you would make a Tractor out of, but specialist Steels such as Inconel, Titanium, Waspalloy and Super Nimonics.

Just Saying

[bronzedude]

I'll bet with all the new Chinese employees coming to live, you'll be able to find some decent egg foo yong and kung pao chicken in Rayong. 

[snowgard]

22 hours 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?

Looks like you know absolutly NOTHING about the chinese car builders. Better you do a research before you post nonsense like this. It's time to learn something new!!!

I'm not surprised if they are the market leaders in 5 years. ????