Proton could add contract manufacturing near-term to help increase capacity utilization and boost income, says Frost & Sullivan. Longer-term the auto maker could become a bigger regional player.
“Our ambitious targets for sustainable vehicle production have now been defined in a way that is clear and comprehensible for our customers,” a VW board member says.
Auto makers sold a combined 27,021 units, up 8.1% from the flood-affected target of 25,000 as 1.3 million people visited the event, exceeding the predicted 1.2 million.
Toyota, which collates sales for the Thai industry, says new-car deliveries tumbled 62.1% to 12,746 units, while commercial vehicles plummeted 71.5% to 12,918.
Mike Devereux tells National Press Club members that local OEMs are developing new technologies, state-of-the-art manufacturing skills and growing energy industries to help solve issues such as climate change.
Auto makers for now are sticking with their initial 2012 forecast of 2.8 million sales of cars and light-commercial vehicles, marking a decline in growth from this year’s.