TC Manufacturing and Assembly Thailand , a subsidiary of Singapore-based, Hong Kong-listed Tan Chong International Limited , together with Subaru Corporation , has officially launched TCIL’s first assembly facility in Thailand.
Located in the Ladkrabang Industrial Estate, TCSAT is Subaru Corporation’s third factory in the world after its Gunma site in Japan and Subaru of Indiana Automotive in the United States. The facility was built with an initial investment of five billion baht. A majority of the components like body panels are brought in from Japan, but others are sourced from local and international vendors. According to the company, to comply with the ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement, 40% of the components are sourced from within the region.is the first model to be assembled at TCSAT, with the unit #1 rolling off the assembly line on August 15, 2018.
“This is truly a milestone for us, to be able to build Subaru cars ourselves in Thailand. From distribution, dealerships and aftersales, we are now also manufacturing Subaru cars,” said Glenn Tan, deputy chairman and managing direction of TCIL.