COVID-19, electric vehicles to reshape Thailand’s auto industry

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BANGKOK: The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the remaking of Thailand's automotive industry, the backbone of Southeast Asia's auto sector, as factory shutdowns compound a shift toward electric vehicles.

Thailand's auto-related businesses, which employ 900,000, are reopening after months of coronavirus shutdowns, promising relief for many laid-off workers.

"We are all worried... this is a sunset industry," said Kasem Tiankanon, manager at Siam Filter Products Ltd. The coronavirus damage to car demand will crush Thailand's output by almost half to 1.14 million vehicles this year, research firm IHS Markit forecasts. Truck-chassis maker Sammitr Group last month received approval for a $170 million project to make 30,000 battery-power vehicles a year in a joint venture with a Chinese company.received approval for investments worth a combined $888 million to produce hybrid electric vehicles and batteries.

 

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