Japan is set to collaborate with Thailand in building up the Kingdom as a manufacturing hub for pickup trucks, hybrids and electric vehicles, the Bangkok Post reports.
The partnership was hatched following Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha’s visit to Japan earlier this year. After his visit, General Prayut authorised the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) to work closely on joint development with the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) office in Bangkok. Both parties have since organised seven meetings with Japanese companies in Thailand.
Progress has now been made beyond talks – a record of discussions (RD) was signed earlier this week between the NESDB and the Science and Technology Ministry with Jetro. The NESDB is set to propose the details of the RD to a meeting of the National Innovation Development Committee, which is chaired by General Prayut.
According to NESDB’s secretary-general, Arkhom Termpitayapaisith, Japanese companies are willing to promote Thailand as a production hub for one-tonne pickup trucks, hybrids and electric cars if the Thai government was willing to waive import tariffs and excise tax on imported car prototypes and auto parts that had yet to be made in Thailand, the report said.
He added that Japanese firms also suggested that Thailand begin development of automotive testing centres for crash, high-speed, wind-tunnel, durability and emissions tests. Executives of Japanese firms with regional headquarters in Singapore have reportedly given their full support for the joint development. Currently, Japan is the top foreign investor in Thailand – its investment in the first-half of 2015 amounted to 87.8 billion baht (RM10.5 billion)
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UMW cheat too much until Japan never consider Malaysia as partners !!! Japan never acknowledge Bolehland lousy AP system owners !!!
slapped right in the face..
Manufacturing hub so what? Malaysia will soon become ‘Detroit of Asia’ in 2020 thanks to Proton. Don’t forget we manufacture ‘BMW of Asia’ and ‘Volvo of Asia’
Yeah right, Proton is:
– “VW of Asia”, full of frauds and cheats.
– “BMW of Asia”, bas mini wilayah quality.
– “Volvo of Asia”, high fuel consumption and ugly design.
Nobody wants to invest in Malaysia anymore. We are a renegade country. Mat Salleh pulling their money out big time. They think our country is like Mugabe’s country
Thank you Mugabejib. And thanks to his party also for condoning and allowing him to stay. It goes to show, all of them are like him also
need a lesson on sarcasm ?
In the words of my generation…. BOLEHLAND JUST GOT SNOOKERED BIG TIME….
Tahniah syabas kepada Dr.M, MITI selaku bapa industri otomotif Thailand!!
Still remember NAP 2014 aiming to make Malaysia the hub of EEV(energy efficient vehicle)? Another typical Sendiri Cakap Sendiri Syok dirty lie. Who cares about FDI and national economy development in government? No one! They only care about survival of junk proton, the cronies and their own bank account.
Does it come with Takata killer airbags? Or energy saving unintended auto-accelerate pedals?
It may or may not. But for one sure thing…..FDI wont be coming this way!!! F*****g useless Government.
If between risking money or risking life, better to lose money than to lose life loh.
You are comparing everyday routines vs accidents.
One is benefit everyone everyday. One only happen on accidents.
So you like killing 9999 people to save one people more than saving 9999 people with one death.
Eh…I thought our dirty lying gomen said our shrinking shringgit will help bring in investors. Ops…i said it myself with the “dirty lying…”.
the important thing to be highlighted is ‘willing to waive import tariffs and excise tax on imported car prototypes and auto parts’. Wow, how much the kingdom of smile willing to lost it income if it is become reality.
Nipponyin desu, please leave some for us. Domo arigato.
No news on the 10-generation Civic? It was launch yesterday.
http://paultan.org/2015/09/17/2016-honda-civic-sedan-officially-unveiled-for-the-us/
nice.. meanwhile we are still having taxi drivers shouting against Uber
Apparently this is the deal for Thai gov to choose the Shinkansen HSR system over the Chinese made as Japan promise them to boost their automobile industry. Nothing to do with Bolehland.
We are still waiting Arabs to donate, while Proton is having hard time penetrate their market.
i bet even after this, cronies will say protection and AP are good and provide jobs to millions of malaysians. tahik…
Protection and AP are good and provide millions of RM to cronies. Nothing to do with jobs.
beribu ribu tahniah…
If I’m not mistaken, Thais yearly automotive export volume is more than MY consumption (in this case, so called TIV)…. It’s not difficult to guess why JP chosen Thais instead of MY.
Next time Thailand bhatt is bigger then MYR…
Malaysia is pretty much screwed……Thanks to cronies, BN and Proton
Thanks to voters …
Hallo my nice neigbour, every bits of auto parts is manufacture in Thailand since a looong time ago we never waited more than 3 working days and you name the parts be it BMW’s ,Ford or what soever ha ha really no contest it’s everything is made in Thailand the whole car la my friend next time look carefully at replaced parts see the embossed MADE IN THAILAND
oh F…
There goes all our plans to become the leader in hybrids n EVs in the region no thanks to someone’s corrupt image to the max.
Thank you Dr.M for giving it to Thailand. He is the father of automotive (Thailand).
He is also the father of automotive (Indon). And finance (Singapore).
soon our people will migrate north to look for job
Big LEMPANG to Malaysia
MAI/MITI .. where the heck are you guys???