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Honda Thailand temporarily closes Ayudthaya and Prachin Buri plants due to parts shortage
Reported on April 28, 2022, Honda Automobile Thailand announced temporary suspension of its operations at both car factories in Ayudthaya and Prachin Buri.
According to Honda, the carmaker has been facing auto parts shortage issue, including a lack of semiconductors, since 2021. Also, its operations have been hit by
Thailand ministries and businesses discussing ways to suppress COVID-19 infections in manufacturing factories
Reported on September 4, 2021, Thailand government plans to adopt a proactive approach to curbing the spread of coronavirus in the manufacturing sector as new infections surge continuously, with over 60,000 workers in 881 factories affected over the past 4 months.
The Industry Ministry called a meeting for September
AutoAlliance Thailand suspends vehicle production from August 30 to September 10 amid part shortage
Reported on August 30, 2021, the ongoing semiconductor and other auto part shortage as well as the new wave of coronavirus continue to hit Thailand automotive production continuously. AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT), a joint venture production facility of Ford and Mazda, has announced temporary production suspension from
Honda Thailand suspends Prachin Buri plant from August 3-5 as parts supply chain hit by coronavirus
Reported on August 3, 2021, Honda Automobile Thailand revealed that its production plant in Prachin Buri, which makes small cars such as Civic, City series, and Jazz, will be suspended from August 3-5 as workers at its parts supply chain and logistic firms were found to be positive with the coronavirus. Production at
Thai National Shippers' Council concerned over factory infections threatening 2021 exports
Reported on August 4, 2021, Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) said exporters are concerned about their prospects after COVID-19 infections have spread to at least 1,500 factories. In case infections hit 3,000 factories, especially to the labor-intensive sectors of food, auto parts, electronic parts and textile s
Toyota Thailand hopes to restart production at Samrong, Ban Pho, and Gateway plants on August 4
Reported on August 2, 2021, after Toyota Motor Thailand announced the temporary suspension of its 3 vehicle plants (Samrong, Ban Pho, and Gateway) since July 22 due to wiring parts supply chain issues, at the moment, the carmaker is still unable to restart its production lines.
According to a source from Toyota, the
Toyota temporarily closes 3 Thailand plants due to supply chain issue
Reported on July 20, 2021, Toyota Motor Thailand decided to temporarily closes its Samrong plant, Ban Pho plant and Gateway plant for at least 3 days, starting from July 20 after its auto parts supplier, Thai Arrow Products Co., Ltd., needed to close its factory for 14 days for cleaning after COVID-19 infections were
Vaccine allocation to help driving Thailand exports amid the pandemic
Reported on July 7, 2021, Thailand government is being pushed to speed up COVID-19 vaccines allocation to the manufacturing sector in order to increase exports, the only engine driving Thailand’s economy.
TNSC said outbreaks in many industrial groups around Thailand have begun to affect the production process in the
Auto Alliance Thailand suspends production at Rayong plant from June 28 – July 9
Reported on June 24, 2021, Auto Alliance Thailand announced suspension of production lines of passenger cars and pickups at its Rayong plant, under the measure “Holiday due to break in production” from June 28 to July 9, both day-shift and night-shift.
According to a source, this temporary stop of production is due