Thailand’s Car Production Set for Growth Amid Challenges

Car manufacturing plant.
Car manufacturing plant. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

BANGKOK (NNT) – Thailand’s car production is projected to see a modest increase of 3.17%, reaching 1.9 million units this year, despite various economic challenges, [Read More…]

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to crack down on old vehicles as PM2.5 spirals

Street in Bangkok with light traffic jam and overhead power cables
Street in Bangkok with light traffic jam and overhead power cables. Photo: Pxfuel.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the government have vowed to tackle air pollution, saying vehicle emissions account for 70% of the ultra-fine PM2.5 dust [Read More…]

Thai Cabinet Approves Delay on Imposing Euro 5 Emission Standard on New Vehicles

Toyota vehicle manufacturing plant
Toyota car automobile manufacturing plant. Photo: Bertel Schmitt. CC BY-SA 3.0.

BANGKOK, Feb 22 (TNA) – The cabinet approved the delay in imposing Euro 5 emission standard on newly manufactured vehicles, said deputy government spokesperson Ratchada [Read More…]

European Parliament bans the sale of combustion vehicles by 2035

The Porsche 911 E from the B series of the first generation which was introduced in 1969 were powered by flat-six engines with displacement between 2,0 and 2,4 litres
The Porsche 911 E from the B series of the first generation which was introduced in 1969 were powered by flat-six engines with displacement between 2,0 and 2,4 litres. Photo: Jason Charles / flickr.

The European Parliament gave its green light on Tuesday to the inter-institutional agreement reached last autumn to make all new cars and vans sold in [Read More…]

Vehicles entering Khao Yai National Park subject to emission checks

A road in Khao Yai National Park
A road in Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima. Photo: Astro Boy ei ei.

All vehicles entering Khao Yai National Park, in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima, will now be subject to emission checks, as part of efforts [Read More…]