SAIC Motor Starts Construction of New Industrial Park in Thailand

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Chinese car manufacturer SAIC Motor has started construction of a new energy industrial park in Thailand, which is expected to focus on localized production of key auto parts for the company’s new energy vehicles (NEVs).

 

According to the carmaker, the Phase I construction of the park is estimated to be completed this year, while the complete construction of the park will be finished in 2025.

 

The new energy park, located in Chon Buri province, will cover 120,000 square meters and boast standard workshops, a container yard, and a logistics warehouse, as well as complete facilities including drainage systems and a parking lot. Several upstream NEV core and key component enterprises have expressed their intention to settle in the industrial park in the future.

 

As early as 2013, SAIC teamed up with Charoen Pokphand Group to found SAIC Motor-CP, a joint venture, in its bid to develop the vast ASEAN market.

 

SAIC’s MG brand, which entered the Thai market in 2013, has become an increasingly popular brand among Thai customers. As of April, MG brand’s total sales in Thailand notched up more than 173,000 vehicles. Last year alone, SAIC Motor-CP manufactured and sold about 32,000 whole vehicles - making it one of SAIC’s major overseas production and sales bases.

 

In 2022, SAIC saw its sales in overseas markets reach over 1 million vehicles, ranking top among Chinese carmakers for the seventh consecutive year and marking the company becoming the first domestic automaker to achieve this milestone.

 

Full Story: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230509123705973

 

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[furcursto345]

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[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

As early as 2013, SAIC teamed up with Charoen Pokphand Group to found SAIC Motor-CP, a joint venture, in its bid to develop the vast ASEAN market.

When China runs most of your economy your country is no longer yours.

That's how they win control.

[smutcakes]

Would hardly call 120,000 sqm an Industrial Park... more like a single property....

[KhunLA]

2 hours ago, smutcakes said:

Would hardly call 120,000 sqm an Industrial Park... more like a single property....

75 rai, that's a huge plot of land.  Nice "addition" to the huge facilities they already have here:

 

"Spanning across an area of over 437.5 rais, the manufacturing facility has a maximum production capacity of 100,000 units per year.

At present, over 300 rais of the entire area is being used"

https://www.nationthailand.com/pr-news/more/pr-news/40027157

 

If in Pattaya, it would encompass this size area, 437.5 rai.

 

Edited May 10, 2023 by KhunLA

[smutcakes]

12 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

75 rai, that's a huge plot of land.  Nice "addition" to the huge facilities they already have here:

"Spanning across an area of over 437.5 rais, the manufacturing facility has a maximum production capacity of 100,000 units per year.

At present, over 300 rais of the entire area is being used"

https://www.nationthailand.com/pr-news/more/pr-news/40027157

 

 

 

75 rai is pretty small for Industrial plot on the EEC never mind calling it an Industrial park.... Industrial Parks/Estates are places like WHA, AMATA,Rojana which are 4,000-10,000 rai which is where companies like SAIC buy their land. I expect the 75 rai land plot is not really an 'industrial park' its simply land which they already bought with the 437.5 rai which they are just expanding into adjacent to their current facility.

[KhunLA]

24 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

75 rai is pretty small for Industrial plot on the EEC never mind calling it an Industrial park.... Industrial Parks/Estates are places like WHA, AMATA,Rojana which are 4,000-10,000 rai which is where companies like SAIC buy their land. I expect the 75 rai land plot is not really an 'industrial park' its simply land which they already bought with the 437.5 rai which they are just expanding into adjacent to their current facility.

Suspect a bit loss in translation, as not an industrial park, just 'their factory'.  Also MG doesn't have a large worldwide market share ...

... yet.

 

Not even available in most countries.

Edited May 10, 2023 by KhunLA