Japan revs up Thai automotive industry: Major automakers inject 150 billion baht boost

[webfact]

 

In a move set to ignite Thailand‘s automotive industry, four major Japanese car giants are gearing up to pump a staggering 150 billion baht into manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.

 

This collaboration underscores Thailand’s ascent as a powerhouse in the automotive world and spotlights the government’s triumphant push towards an electrifying future.

 

Four heavyweight Japanese automotive juggernauts are poised to revolutionise Thailand’s automotive landscape by investing in the production of electric vehicles (EVs), heralding a new era for the nation’s automotive industry. This bold move not only reinforces Thailand’s potential as a pivotal player in the global automotive market but also underscores the government’s triumph in championing investment policies.

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has declared a steadfast commitment to supporting the Thai-Japanese automotive industry, cementing ties with Japanese car manufacturers to seamlessly transition from conventional gasoline-powered cars to cutting-edge electric vehicles. This strategic alliance aims to attract substantial investments to Thailand, propelling the country into the forefront of EV manufacturing in the ASEAN region, according to government spokesman Chai Watcharong.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of The Nation

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-26

 

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[craighj]

Yes they should be scared of the Chinese, BYD is on a massive push across SSEA!  However with the Japanese major expansion into EVs here what does it mean for the workforce.  With EV porduction comes more automation, potentially leass workforce?

 

Craighj

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

This collaboration underscores Thailand’s ascent as a powerhouse in the automotive world and spotlights the government’s triumphant push towards an electrifying future.

By supplying cheap labour .... nothing else.

[hotchilli]

39 minutes ago, craighj said:

Yes they should be scared of the Chinese, BYD is on a massive push across SSEA!  However with the Japanese major expansion into EVs here what does it mean for the workforce.  With EV porduction comes more automation, potentially leass workforce?

They haven't thought about that yet... 

[Srikcir]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

four major Japanese car giants are gearing up to pump a staggering 150 billion baht into manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.

Apparently whatever it takes to keep EV's out of Japan to protect Japan's ICE and Plug-in auto industry. 

[metisdead]

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[connda]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

In a move set to ignite Thailand‘s automotive industry, four major Japanese car giants are gearing up to pump a staggering 150 billion baht into manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) in the country.

Centralizing Japan's labor force for EV's in Thailand where most of those working for the Japanese automotive industry will never be able to afford the vehicles which they are assembling without becoming a life-long debt-slave.  Hell, a freaking EV nowadays costs as much as a two bedroom starter home in Chiang Mai.  I can understand a Thai financing a 30 year mortgage for 2.5 million THB home - but you ain't gonna see they day when the average Thai factory worker laboring on the assembly line will be able to afford the vehicles that they themselves build. 

Then - can the average Thai afford the insurance for an EV?  They can't afford the insurance for a typical petrol-burning car or truck.  Then?  What happens when you get into a fender-bender in a country where fender-benders are the norm - but?  You have to spend 100K to 300K THB to fix the fender on the metal alloy and plastic framework surrounding the massive battery that drives the beast because at the end of the day what is being driven is just that - a metal alloy and plastic framework surrounding an expensive massive battery, which if damaged - will total the car and make it at best "salvage." 

FYI - Electric vehicles are three decades or more before their time and the elitist ****s pushing to make them the only vehicles allowed to operate on the road in the name of <gag> climate change <puke> will bring Thailand right back to the 1950s and 1960 when my wife was born:  Only the very rich drive.  Everyone else rides a bike or walks. 

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