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Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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| Single-user licence edition | 3 | 2 |
| Copyright statement | 3 | 1 |
| Incredible ROI for your budget single and multi-user licen | 3 | 1 |
| just-auto.com membership | 4 | 1 |
| Contents | 5 | 1 |
| Single-user licence edition ii | 5 | 1 |
| Copyright statement ii | 5 | 1 |
| Incredible ROI for your budget single and multi-user licen | 5 | 1 |
| just-auto.com membership iii | 5 | 1 |
| Contents iv | 5 | 1 |
| List of tables vi | 5 | 1 |
| Executive summary 1 | 5 | 1 |
| New automotive niche being created 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Domestic demand for eco-cars expected to be strong 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 825,000 in new car capacity approved so far 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Thai vehicle production forecast at over 2.1m by 2016 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 1 Domestic vehicle market 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Market growth after two years of decline 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Growth led by E20-compatible cars 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Pick-up share in decline 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Eco-cars to drive sales from 2009 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Toyota dominates the Thai market 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 Vehicle production and exports 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Ten-fold increase in output since Asia crisis 7 | 5 | 1 |
| World-class pick-up truck industry 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Shortage of skilled workers anticipated 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 Thai investment policies 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Ministry of Industry s Board of Investment 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 4 Automotive investment programmes 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Success with pick-up trucks 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Large motorcycle sector 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 5 Eco-car incentives and standards 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Eco-car technical standards and tax incentives 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Eco-car programme investment requirements 13 | 5 | 1 |
| Technical specifications 14 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 6 Biofuel incentives 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Biofuel subsidies 15 | 5 | 1 |
| Incentives extended to E85 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Fuel crops encouraged 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Chapter 7 Manufacturer eco-car programmes 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Companies pledge 825,000 units in new capacity 18 | 6 | 1 |
| Tata could struggle to meet targets 18 | 6 | 1 |
| VW could lift eco-car capacity to over 950,000 units 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Honda eco-car production from end-2008 19 | 6 | 1 |
| Asian Honda Motor Co Ltd 20 | 6 | 1 |
| Siam Nissan Automobile Assembly Co Ltd 21 | 6 | 1 |
| Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co Ltd 21 | 6 | 1 |
| Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japan) 22 | 6 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co Ltd 23 | 6 | 1 |
| Tata Motors Ltd 23 | 6 | 1 |
| Toyota Motor (Thailand) Co Ltd 24 | 6 | 1 |
| Volkswagen AG 24 | 6 | 1 |
| Chapter 8 Outlook for Thai vehicle production 26 | 6 | 1 |
| Competition from eco-cars from 2009 26 | 6 | 1 |
| Pick-up truck output under pressure 26 | 6 | 1 |
| Eco-car production to pass 700,000 units by 2015 27 | 6 | 1 |
| Volkswagen may help lift Thai output further 27 | 6 | 1 |
| Chapter 9 Supply-chain investment 29 | 6 | 1 |
| Steel sector investments 29 | 6 | 1 |
| Steel demand set to soar 29 | 6 | 1 |
| New incentives announced 29 | 6 | 1 |
| Components sector 30 | 6 | 1 |
| List of tables | 7 | 1 |
| Executive summary | 8 | 2 |
| New automotive niche being created | 8 | 1 |
| Domestic demand for eco-cars expected to be strong | 8 | 1 |
| 825,000 in new car capacity approved so far | 9 | 1 |
| Thai vehicle production forecast at over 2.1m by 2016 | 9 | 1 |
| Chapter 1 Domestic vehicle market | 10 | 4 |
| Market growth after two years of decline | 10 | 1 |
| Growth led by E20-compatible cars | 10 | 1 |
| Pick-up share in decline | 11 | 1 |
| Eco-cars to drive sales from 2009 | 12 | 1 |
| Toyota dominates the Thai market | 12 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 Vehicle production and exports | 14 | 3 |
| Ten-fold increase in output since Asia crisis | 14 | 1 |
| World-class pick-up truck industry | 14 | 2 |
| Shortage of skilled workers anticipated | 16 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 Thai investment policies | 17 | 1 |
| Ministry of Industry s Board of Investment | 17 | 1 |
| Chapter 4 Automotive investment programmes | 18 | 2 |
| Success with pick-up trucks | 18 | 1 |
| Large motorcycle sector | 18 | 2 |
| Chapter 5 Eco-car incentives and standards | 20 | 2 |
| Eco-car technical standards and tax incentives | 20 | 1 |
| Eco-car programme investment requirements | 20 | 1 |
| Technical specifications | 21 | 1 |
| Chapter 6 Biofuel incentives | 22 | 3 |
| Biofuel subsidies | 22 | 1 |
| Incentives extended to E85 | 23 | 1 |
| Fuel crops encouraged | 23 | 2 |
| Chapter 7 Manufacturer eco-car programmes | 25 | 8 |
| Companies pledge 825,000 units in new capacity | 25 | 1 |
| Tata could struggle to meet targets | 25 | 1 |
| VW could lift eco-car capacity to over 950,000 units | 26 | 1 |
| Honda eco-car production from end-2008 | 26 | 1 |
| Asian Honda Motor Co Ltd | 27 | 1 |
| Siam Nissan Automobile Assembly Co Ltd | 28 | 1 |
| Auto Alliance (Thailand) Co Ltd | 28 | 1 |
| Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japan) | 29 | 1 |
| Mitsubishi Motors (Thailand) Co Ltd | 30 | 1 |
| Tata Motors Ltd | 30 | 1 |
| Toyota Motor (Thailand) Co Ltd | 31 | 1 |
| Volkswagen AG | 31 | 2 |
| Chapter 8 Outlook for Thai vehicle production | 33 | 3 |
| Competition from eco-cars from 2009 | 33 | 1 |
| Pick-up truck output under pressure | 33 | 1 |
| Eco-car production to pass 700,000 units by 2015 | 34 | 1 |
| Volkswagen may help lift Thai output further | 34 | 2 |
| Chapter 9 Supply-chain investment | 36 | 4 |
| Steel sector investments | 36 | 1 |
| Steel demand set to soar | 36 | 1 |
| New incentives announced | 36 | 1 |
| Components sector | 37 | 3 |
