Bangkok International Motor Show 2025 (2) Japanese & European OEMs Mitsubishi, Mazda, Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Isuzu, and others Summary Mitsubishi: Xforce HEV Mazda: Iconic SP compact electric sports car Honda: e:N1 and City Hatchback DRIVAL Nissan: Serena e-POWER Suzuki: Swift and Carry Isuzu: Dragon Max pickup truck Toyota: Hilux Champ, Lexus RX 450h+ PHEV Ford: Everest Sport Special Edition Hyundai: N Line Series Volvo: XC90 PHEV and EX90 BEV ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/08

Thailand International Motor Expo 2024 (2) Japanese OEMs and Others Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Hyundai, Ford, Volvo Cars, etc. Summary Toyota HEV lineup Lexus LBX Bespoke Honda HR-V e:HEV RS and e:N1 electric SUV Mitsubishi Xpander HEV and Xpander Cross HEV Isuzu D-MAX 2.2 MaxForce pickup truck Mazda BT-50 pickup truck and CX-5 SUV Nissan Serena MPV and Kicks e-POWER Suzuki Swift sport hatchback, and Jimny Off-road Edition Hyundai Palisade...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/01/16

Thailand International Motor Expo 2023 (2) Pickup trucks lineup and electrified vehicles from Japanese OEMs Summary NEX Point: MINE BEV Pickup truck Toyota: All-new Hilux Champ pickup Mitsubishi: All-new Triton pickup Isuzu: MU-X PPV and D-Max V-Cross pickup Ford: Ranger Raptor pickup Jeep and Maserati models Tata: Super Ace truck Lexus: RX 500h F SPORT Performance HEV Honda: Accord e:HEV and lineup of e:HEV models Nissan: Kicks e-POWER Suzuki: S...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/12/27

Bangkok International Motor Show 2023 (2): Colorful Experience Flagship models from Japanese manufacturers, SUVs and pickup trucks lineup Summary Toyota: Hilux Revo BEV Concept, LPG HEV Taxi Concept, Prius HEV Concept, Corolla Cross Hydrogen Concept, bZ4X Lexus RZ 450e Mazda: MX-30, Mazda2, Mazda3 Carbon Edition, CX-Series, BT-50 pickup truck Honda: 6th-gen CR-V, all-new WR-V 5-seater SUV, Civic Type R Nissan: Kicks e-POWER, Terra Sport, Leaf V2H...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2023/04/11

Thailand International Motor Expo 2022 (2): It's time…Come touch the future Exhibitions of Hyundai & Kia, Japanese OEMs, and Ford Summary Hyundai: Stargazer MPV, and IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 BEVs Kia: EV6 BEV, and new Carnival premium MPV Toyota: bZ4X BEV, and GR Corolla high-performance sport hatchback Lexus: RX450h+ PHEV Suzuki: Ertiga Smart Hybrid Honda: SUV e:Prototype BEV concept, and e:HEV lineup Subaru: Forester SUV with EyeSight 4.0 Mazda: 4...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2022/12/21

Thailand International Motor Expo 2021 (2): TIME to ENJOY Flagship models from Japanese manufacturers, SUVs and pickup trucks lineup Summary Lexus: All-new NX 450h+ PHEV Toyota: Corolla Cross HEV GR Sport Honda: e:HEV lineup with HR-V, Accord, and City Nissan: GT-R T-spec limited edition, and Kicks e-POWER 'Sky Edition' Suzuki: Swift GL PLUS sports-hatchback eco car Mazda: CX-3 SUV in Platinum Quartz color Mitsubishi Motors: Triton Ralliart, an...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/12/14

Thailand: Acceleration as EV hub, increasing battery production Increase in EVs on market, production to recover with drop in COVID and easing of chip shortage Summary Thailand’s electrification policy: Making the country an EV production hub by 2035 Targets for EV charging stations and battery production Production in January-September 2021 increases 25.9% to 1.21 million units, pickup truck output grows 27.5% Exports in January-September 2021...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/11/11

Bangkok International Motor Show 2021 (Part 2): Pickup trucks competition Major pickups from MG, Ford, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, and sport models from Mercedes-Benz and BMW Summary MG: new Extender pickup Ford: Ranger FX4 Max pickup and Mustang 55th Anniversary Special Edition Isuzu: all-new MU-X PPV, D-MAX pickup-truck based passenger vehicle Mitsubishi: Pajero Sport and Triton 60th anniversary special edition Nissan: New Navara PRO-4X pickup and GT-R...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2021/04/05

Thailand International Motor Expo 2020: Whatever Changes Will Be... Move On International cars, pickups and SUVs including EVs and PHEVs on display Summary Honda: City e:HEV and City Hatchback Toyota: GR Yaris, new Innova, and all-new Lexus UX 300e compact crossover MG: MG EP electric station wagon, and MG HS PHEV Nissan: Kicks e-POWER, Almera, GT-R, and Navara pickup truck Mitsubishi: Outlander PHEV Isuzu: all-new MU-X, and new D-MAX X-SERIES Ma...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/12/08

Thailand: Resuming plan to be an EV hub in ASEAN region after COVID-19 pandemic Projecting output of 1.3-1.4 million units (down over 30%) in 2020, expecting car trade-in scheme Summary Thailand’s electrification policy: Becoming an EV production hub for ASEAN region by 2025 Production in January-July 2020 falls 43.8% to 695,000 units, exports decline 37.7% to 400,000 units Thai auto market: Sales of passenger cars and commercial vehicles fall ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/10/02

Bangkok International Motor Show 2020: Major SUV competition Electric vehicles, pickup trucks, and premium cars for Thai market Summary Toyota: The all-new Corolla Cross SUV, the new Hilux Revo and the new Toyota Fortuner Honda: The new CR-V facelift's first launch in Asia and Oceania Nissan: The all-new KICKS e-POWER and Navara Double cab Mitsubishi: Xpander Cross and Pajero Sport Elite edition Mazda: The new CX-3 presented under "Leap Forward" ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2020/07/22

Thai government approves nine OEMs’ investment projects for electrified vehicles 2019 exports to fall due to US-China trade war; domestic sales picking up Summary Thai government approves nine OEMs’ investment projects for electrified vehicles Exports in 2019 projected to fall due to impact of US-China trade friction Thai auto market: sales of pickup trucks grow 20.6%; SUVs increase 43.8% SUBARU starts local production with Tan Chong; CV manu...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/07/08

Bangkok International Motor Show 2019: diversification of local lineups Passenger vans, pickup trucks, SUVs, and EVs for Thai market Summary Passenger vans: MG V80, and Toyota Commuter Pickup trucks and SUVs: Isuzu Mu-X, and Mitsubishi e-EVOLUTION Hyundai: KONA EV crossover, H-1 Limited III MPV, and commercial vehicles All-new models and concept cars: Chevrolet Captiva, Suzuki Jimny, Honda Accord, Subaru XV GT Edition, and Mazda KAI Concept Premi...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2019/04/05

Thai vehicle production expected to grow to 2 million units in 2018 OEMs applying for Thai government's EV incentive programs Summary Exports in 2018 to potentially be affected by Vietnam and U.S. trade policies Thai sales of passenger cars grow 23.7%; pickup trucks rise 7.7% Thai government approves investment incentives for HV, PHV, and EV production SAIC Motor-CP builds a new plant; Subaru to start local production in 2019 Recent activities of...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2018/04/16

Thai production expected to increase 2.6% to 2 million units in 2017 Exports to remain flat due to global downturn even as Thai market recovers Summary Exports to the Middle East decrease significantly for the period January-October 2016 Market leader Toyota's share declines to 31.7% due to weak sales of new Hilux Thai government approves EV promotional package; implements commercial vehicle tax incentive scheme Honda starts operations at new pla...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2017/01/30

Thailand Market Analysis: SUV market healthy, further recovery expected in 2017 Increased exports to Oceania and Asia supporting production Overview of the Thailand market Light vehicle market by segment: Market has bottomed out, SUV market showing growth Light vehicle market registered vehicle rankings by model: Isuzu D-Max tops charts Light vehicle market by OEM: Toyota's market share decreasing, Isuzu's market share expanding Exported vehicles...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2016/09/21

JSAE Exposition 2016 (Part 2): Mazda's G-Vectoring Control technology Exhibits by Mazda, Suzuki, FHI, Daihatsu, and three commercial vehicle builders Summary Mazda: showcases G-Vectoring Control; technology to be sequentially introduced into key models starting from H2 2016 Mazda: exhibits Skyactiv-D 1.5-liter diesel engine and a CX-3 equipped with it Suzuki: showcases newly-developed powertrain units FHI: exhibits upgraded WRX S4 Daihatsu: showc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2016/07/06

Thai production in 2015 increase 3-4% to 1.93-1.95 million units Thai market shrinks due to front-loaded demand; exports now account for 60% of production volume Summary Production of eco-cars increases 47% between January and October 2015 Market leader Toyota retains a 34.1% share Investment plans approved for second phase of eco-car project; new excise tax scheme in 2016 Honda postpones commercial launch at its third plant; SAIC Motor-CP to bui...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2015/12/16

Thailand: production expected to fall by 11% to 2.2 million units in 2014 Domestic demand shrinks due to end of incentives and political turmoil Summary Production of compact cars plunges for January to July 2014 Thai government to start second phase of eco-car project; excise taxes to be revised in 2016 Nissan and SAIC Motor-CP start operations at new plants; VW plans for new plant Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Suzuki, and Isuzu's ac...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2014/10/06

Isuzu: New Thai R&D center develops trucks for emerging markets Plan to produce light commercial vehicles and low-priced pickups in India Summary Localizing development and increasing production capacity in emerging markets Isuzu's global shipment volume Japanese market in FY 2015: Increase expected in both market demand and Isuzu shipment Outlook for FY 2015: Increase in net sales; decline in operating income The D-MAX-based SUV "mu-X" produc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2014/07/18