Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has become the number-one automotive exporter in Thailand for the first time in its history. The automaker registered a total export volume of 309,915 units for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2017, nudging it ahead of its larger competitors.
The company’s export performance means that its Laem Chabang facility, its main production hub in the ASEAN region, is now its largest global production hub, with more than 80% of all local production sent out for export.
The facility’s production capacity of 424,000 vehicles is the largest of all MMC’s factories globally, and vehicles are exported to over 120 countries worldwide. The automaker operates four factories and has a workforce of more than 6,000 in the Kingdom.
For the last fiscal year, the company’s Thai operations produced 353,000 vehicles, and export destinations were Europe (28%), ASEAN and Asia region (25%), North America (21%), Oceania (12%) and others (14%).
The announcement follows on the opening of its new Indonesian manufacturing plant in Bekasi, West Java, yesterday. The Bekasi factory has a production capacity of 160,000 units a year, and is the automaker’s second largest facility in the region. It will build the Pajero Sport, followed by an all-new seven-seater MPV in October.
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I wonder export to which country?
Mitsubishi Thailand has only 6000 workers producing nearly 310,000 vehicles annually.
Proton has 12,000 workers, producing 70,000 cars.
By right, 12,000 workers should produce 720,000 cars per annum and not 70,000 cars. 10x less work!!!!!
No wonder goyang kaki so much. And got lifetime guarantee job will never be taken away
300k? That’s half of Malaysia total sales per year. And don’t forget, Mitsubishi is now under the Renault group. So, wow.
Meanwhile in Malaysia we have Proton and MAA still syok sendiri
Seems like all the manufacturers are avoiding Malaysia like we are some sort of plague or virus…lol…. they rather invest in a country with lesser infrastructure and talent simply because the government policies are much more robust…infrasturcture and talent can be built and trained respectively by the automaker..but if the government policy is crap..they cannot do anything…
Hurray for mitsu… oh wait thats not right. Hurray for Nissan (the backstabber that dropped their shares so they can buy ’em for cheaps).
#jepunisoverlordjanganpersoal
OMG. Mitsubishi exported 309,915 units for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2017.
It could have been assembled in M’sia & exported to Europe, ASEAN/Asia region & North America. It is our loss. Sight.
Mitsubishi produces 353,000 units & export 309,915 units in Thailand. Meanwhile, back in Malaysia, Proton total production volume was less than 100,000. Syukur Malaysia ada Proton.
See? It proved that you don’t need to have a national car manufacturer to succeed. Good for Tom yum land and Indomie land. Nasi lemak land still tidur, Proton masih hutang rakyat RM1.5bil and tak malu nak minta sedekah RM1.8bil
OMG OMG. Imagine how much taxes we can collect if it was in Malaysia? 309,915 cars. Even if you put in RM5k export tax per car, we just lost so much money. And that is just from 1 car company.
3 years ago GM also celebrated their 1 millionth car from Thailand exporting to the world. We lost I think RM100 billion or more in export taxes
Calculate our loses with about 100 car companies manufacturing in Thailand for the world.
Those are just export taxes. What about Investments into Malaysia lost? Every other day we are hearing Indonesia or Thailand getting billions in investments.
Already we lost a few hundred thousand billions (RM trillions) in investments and few hundred thousand jobs to Thailand the past 30 years. How long is this going to go on to?
Malaysia was the CKD hub and the Detroit of Asia in the 80s. Because of ketuanan issues, all car companies lari to Thailand.
And you just keep mubbling, critics, complain and dreaming.l rather than improve or move on.
That’s why they rather choose Thailand than Bodoland.
Mitsubishi Thailand has only 6000 workers producing nearly310,000 vehicles annually.
Protong has more than 12000 workers(excludes vendors)but produce only 60000-70000 cars in a year.
With half the headcount in Protong,Mitsu Thailand produces 5 times more cars,…..this is exceptional productivity.
So can u see the LEPAK N WAIT FOR HANDOUTS CULTURE AT PROTONG?
So,by right P1 should produce n sell 600,000 cars annually.
Ganbatte Mitsubishi Ichiban ne !
Their new triton and pajero sport sold the most
Meanwhile Proton has hard time hitting 50k units of sales this year and still dilly dally to sell themselves to rich China man