The Bangkok Post has an interesting interview with Thawatchai Jungsanguanpornsuk, who is the managing director of Phranakorn Auto Sales, the Phra Nakorn Automobile Group company which handles the Proton brand in Thailand.
He talks about Proton’s market positioning, pricing, and the future of Proton amidst Thai automotive market developments like the Ecocar project, fuel price hikes and a B-car production surge by Thailand’s ‘big three”.
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