
Bloomberg quoted Suzuki as saying in a statement that its planned factory would assemble 10,000 vehicles in its first year of operation, with half of them to be exported throughout Southeast Asia.
The ¥20-billion (Bt7.49 billion) plant will employ 800.
Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) president Nobuyuki Murahashi yesterday said his company's eco-car project was awaiting Board of Investment tax privileges and that a final decision on whether to proceed would be reached next March.