BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to visit Japan this coming weekend with a focus on strengthening ties in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. The trip is geared towards meetings with top Japanese automakers to discuss and support their transition to EV production in Thailand.

 

The Premier will be joined by key figures from the Finance and Transport ministries, along with Board of Investment (BOI) Secretary-General Narit Therdsteerasukdi. The visit, which is in line with the government’s plans to promote the incorporation of robotics in local car manufacturing, aims to attract more Japanese investments to Thailand through enticing incentives.

 

A major highlight of Srettha’s agenda is the presentation of the ambitious land-bridge initiative. The project connects the Andaman Sea with the Gulf of Thailand through a comprehensive road and rail network, significantly easing shipping traffic through the Strait of Malacca.

 

Srettha is set to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, following their previous encounter at the APEC summit in the United States last month.

 

By Krajangwit Johjit

 

Full story: NNT 2023-12-12

 

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to visit Japan this coming weekend with a focus on strengthening ties in the electric vehicle (EV) industry. The trip is geared towards meetings with top Japanese automakers to discuss and support their transition to EV production in Thailand.

Please increase your production here in Thailand so we can tell the world we are the leaders in EV cars.

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The trip is geared towards meetings with top Japanese automakers to discuss and support their transition to EV production in Thailand.

Why?

"Collapsing pyramid: EV shift strikes at heart of Japan's auto sector"

• "One of the reasons why EVs have not sold well in Japan is because of the high popularity of hybrid vehicles, which accounted for about 40% of new passenger car sales last year. At the same time, Japanese carmakers have not yet introduced many EV models."

Nov. 7, 2022

https://www.japantimes.co.jp

 

"Why is Japan Holding Back as the World Rushes Toward Electric Cars?"

• "Yet in Japan, automakers and the government are questioning some of the basic assumptions propellingthe electric bandwagon. They are skeptical - at least in the short to medium term - of electric cars' potential profitability and environmental superiority."

March 9, 2021

https://www.nytimes.com