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GM dealers await clarity

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 08:52:29 +0000

Potential buyers flocked to Chevrolet showrooms on Wednesday after huge discounts on three models were announced. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)

US car maker General Motors expects to clear out the 4,000-5,000 cars remaining in stock locally by offering massive discounts of 204,000-500,000 baht via major dealers.
But 87 Thai Chevrolet dealers are still waiting for clarity from GM on after-sale services after the company’s exit from the Thai market.
The new retail price tags for three Chevrolet models — Captiva, Trailblazer and Colorado — were announced on Wednesday evening by Chevrolet Thailand, GM Thailand’s local unit.
The Indonesian-made Captiva was discounted by 500,000 baht to 499,000-699,000 baht, before a 7% value-added tax.
The two locally made models get the discount before tax as well. The Trailblazer costs 895,000 baht, down from 1,144,000 baht previously. The Colorado costs 655,000 and 775,000 baht, with discounts of 204,000 and 223,000 baht, respectively.

Many buyers visited the Chevrolet showroom on Wednesday after the new price announcement of three models. The dealers expects the last stock of 4,000-5,000 cars to be sold out soon. (Photo by Pornprom Satrabhaya)

“The stock of cars is across both dealerships and Chevrolet,” the owner of a Chevrolet dealership from northern Thailand told the Bangkok Post. “This is the American way to tackle this situation — sell all products before leaving the market.”
The owner said the attractive prices are likely to make all three models sell out soon, but Chevrolet has not clarified the company’s plan to provide after-sale services.
“After the cars in stock are sold out, GM will not produce any more Chevrolet models,” the owner said. “But we are ready to join as an authorised service outlet after GM’s exit because we have roughly 4,000 customers to look after.”
There are close to 300,000 Chevrolet cars registered in Thailand.
“We plan to provide after-sale services for Chevrolet in the next four years,” the owner said.
Sakchai Peechapat, president of Tisco Bank, said the bank has a marginal portion of loans financing Chevrolet vehicles. The company has not focused heavily on the car brand in the past five years, since Chevrolet began a partnership with another local bank on auto loans.
“The bank will continue to take care of existing Chevrolet auto loan customers and is not concerned about the asset quality of the car buyers,” Mr Sakchai said.
Suwat Techawatanawana, executive chairman of Kasikorn Leasing, said his company will continue to take care of existing customers who bought Chevrolet cars.
Chevrolet car dealers in Thailand will remain in the country to provide services and advice to customers, but Mr Suwat declined to say whether his firm will suspend extensions of new auto loans for new Chevrolet buyers.
Surapong Paisitpatanapong, spokesman for the automotive industry club at the Federation of Thai Industries, said new Chevrolet sales are expected to help monthly local sales for February.
“In the pickup segment, there are many attractive brands that Thai buyers can migrate to,” he said. “GM has wound down production in Rayong since laying off roughly 300 workers in September.”
Mr Surapong said the club expects GM to soon have clearer direction on support for existing Chevrolet owners, while the new facility owner, Great Wall Motors, may take over providing after-sale services upon starting car production in 2022.

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admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:49:55 +0000

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Major Cambodian Car Importer Gets Exclusive Rights For Hawtai Motor

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:30:00 +0000

Worldwide Motor Company Ltd. (WMC), one of the ten largest importers of new cars in Cambodia, has been awarded exclusive import and distribution rights for global automaker HAWTAI MOTOR .

Mr. Peang Mann, Chairman of WMC, explained to reporters this was due to rising demand for affordable premium vehicles from his company’s middle class consumers and private sector customers from both Cambodian and foreign owned businesses.

“We selected HAWTAI MOTOR after being impressed by their growing status as a global automaker with manufacturing facilities and dealer networks expanding around the world. They have a strong history of partnership with major automakers such as Hyundai who HAWTAI manufactured a range of vehicles for markets outside of South Korea.”

But what ultimately convinced WMC of the brand’s potential was the launch of the HAWTAI A25 which was specially developed as a global SUV to compete in the fastest growing international car markets including countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, and APAC region.

The HAWTAI A25 SUV benefits strongly from its extremely premium exterior which is equally matched by a platform created using advanced technologies from South Korea with further enhancements by a team of European engineers to integrate key components from the EU and USA.

A report by S&P Global Market Intelligence published by Bloomberg, the respected American business news publisher, highlights HAWTAI MOTOR ’s strength as a manufacturer of passenger vehicles, especially SUV’s and sedans, and also references their expanding global capacity.

Within days of the first HAWTAI A25 shipment arriving in Phnom Penh a number of purchases of the new SUV had already taken place as well as a notable increase in showroom visitors and customer enquiries.

WMC is the exclusive importer and distributor for HAWTAI MOTOR in Cambodia and has a high-profile showroom with advanced servicing facilities on Russian Boulevard where customers are invited to view the A25 SUV as well as request a special test drive.

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Grab Taxi Company Will Be Launched Soon Officially In Cambodia After Green Light From Royal Government

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 06:23:40 +0000

Grab Company is a technology company providing passenger taxi services Through the app, which is very popular in Malaysia and has operated for Southeast Asia and proposed to the Cambodian government to support its operations in Cambodia.

On September 25, 2017, HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of the Ministry of Public Works has told Mr. Yee Wee Tang, GM of Grab Taxi in Thailand that the online taxi service Will make it more easier for a new public transportation in Cambodia.

The Senior Minister requested Grab to operate in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Cambodia and suggest the company to work with the experts of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport regarding the licensing procedure.

Notably,Mr. Kell Jay is the creator of the mobile app, he has abandoned the professional consulting skill and risk to create the mobile app for popular travelling by taxi. But what is a problem, when someone wants to go by taxi, he needs to waits a bit long time with slow connecting service center.

Remarkably, business of taxi in Malaysia has get income of $ 680 millions /year.

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