Toyota to resume Thailand production by Nov 21st

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor says it will resume production in Thailand Nov 21, one month after severe flooding forced it to suspend operations, Japan’s NHK reported Thursday.

Published

9 years ago

November 10, 2011

Fujiko Takahashi

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor says it will resume production in Thailand Nov 21, one month after severe flooding forced it to suspend operations, Japan’s NHK reported Thursday.

Toyota’s three plants in Thailand’s Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao provinces, unaffected directly by the flooding, halted production Oct 10 due to supply chain disruptions after flooding hit industrial estates in Thailand’s central provinces.Toyota also downsized its output in Japan, North America and other Southeast Asian nations.

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor says it will resume production in Thailand Nov 21, one month after severe flooding forced it to suspend operations

The company is confident that parts can be supplied but it has not yet decided whether to resume production at all three plants, which have total production capacity of 650,000 units per year. Toyata Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. has 13,500 employees with registered capital of Bt7.5 billion.Toyota has already decided to continue the output cut at its Japan-based plants until Nov 18. It will also downsize production through this week at plants in other countries except Thailand, NHK reportsTwo other Japanese automakers, Nissan Motor and Mazda Motor, have also decided to resume production of some models in Thailand. MCOT online news

via Toyota to resume Thailand production Nov 21 after suspension due to flood.

Economics

Thai Exports to grow 4% in 2021

Contributing factors include the recovering world economy and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) estimate that the world economy will expand 5.2 percent in 2021 from a contraction of 4.4% this year.

Published

15 hours ago

January 2, 2021

National News Bureau of Thailand

BANGKOK (NNT) – The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) forecasts that exports in 2021 will gradually return to expansion mode, based on signs of economic recuperation globally and the distribution of a vaccine to protect people against COVID-19.

(more…)

Tourism

Thai Government imposes ban on gatherings over New Year 2021 holidays

TAT would like to remind all that New Year 2021 activities have been cancelled or gone virtual nationwide to avoid large gatherings according to the Royal Thai Government’s guidelines.

Published

3 days ago

December 31, 2020

Tourism Authority of Thailand

Bangkok, 31 December, 2020 – The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) would like to provide the latest update regarding the Royal Thai Government’s latest announcement on the ban of gatherings nationwide.

(more…)

National

Thai cabinet allows illegal migrant workers to sign up for 2-year work permit

Migrant workers from Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, who are in Thailand illegally, will be able to obtain a 2-year work permit under a special arrangement offered to help contain the spread of COVID-19.

Published

3 days ago

December 31, 2020

National News Bureau of Thailand

BANGKOK (NNT) – Cabinet has approved a special arrangement for illegal migrant workers from neighboring countries, allowing them to register for 2-year legal work status in Thailand, following the case of a new COVID-19 outbreak among the migrant workers’ community.

(more…)