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Toyota Camry Hybrid gets nip/tuck for ASEAN market intro

It may have taken a year to make it happen, but the locally-built Toyota Camry Hybrid is finally ready to go on sale in Thailand. This new version of the Camry Hybrid is the first of its kind not assembled in Japan and features unique new front and rear fascias that are derived from the Australian Aurion with a grille that's vaguely reminiscent of the three-bar chrome schnoz used by Ford in America. Although final pricing has not yet been announced, Toyota expects to sell the new Camry Hybrid in Thailand with just a small premium over the ... Read more →

Coskata's cellulosic ethanol road show hits Thailand, China, Australia Sebastian Blanco

Representatives from one of the GM-backed cellulosic ethanol concerns, Coskata, have been visiting the Asia-Pacific region recently to tout their anything-into-ethanol technology. In Thailand, they ...

Volvo launches flex fuel S80 and C30 in Thailand to go with new E85 stations Sam Abuelsamid

Here in the US, millions of flex-fuel vehicles were sold before significant numbers of E85 stations began to open. Over in Thailand there were already two E85 stations before the first car was even ...

VIDEO: Tata bringing Xenon Super CNG pickup to Bangkok, makes great commercial Domenick Yoney

It may only be used in America for certain fleets and forklifts, but in some markets compressed natural gas (CNG) is a practical and greener alternative to liquid carbon fuels. The Thai division of ...

Toyota to build Camry hybrid in Australia and Thailand Sam Abuelsamid

Toyota wants to double worldwide sales of its hybrids to over 1 million units a year within the next decade and is adding production capacity to hep it get there. In Japan today, Toyota announced ...

Toyota peers into E85 in Thailand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Although Toyota is the undisputed leader in hybrid sales, it has shied away from offering E85-capable vehicles in the United States. In other markets, though, where ethanol is widely available and popular, such as Brazil, Toyota has seen fit to offer vehicles which are able to run on the alcohol ...

Volkswagen signs up for eco-car project in Thailand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The government of Thailand wants to see at least 800,000 fuel efficient cars produced in the country annually by 2015. Honda, Suzuki, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Tata and Toyota have already joined the program and received government approval for their investments. The latest company to apply to join the ...

VW confirms they applied to Thailand's eco-car program 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Thailand's eco-car program is so popular, it might be easier for us to report to you who has not joined. VW confirmed Friday they joined after reports they submitted an application to the program in November. "We want to strengthen in South-East Asia," said the head of VW's office in Germany. The ...

Tata might join automakers with a green car plant in Thailand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Thailand has been steadily luring automakers with all sorts of economic sweetners to build plants that make eco-vehicles in the country, and the offers have been working (see links below). Tata Motors is the latest to sign up for some free money and, according to Reuters, has submitted an ...

Happy New Fuel: E20 on sale in Thailand 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

January 1st has brought the introduction of E20 fuel in Thailand. Ford is a great promoter of this fuel in Thailand as, since 2005, all the Focuses sold in that country are flex-fuel and can be run with E20. In order to make a big celebration, Ford Thailand gave away Baht 1020 (about $34) of E20 ...

Mitsubishi joins Thailand's eco-car project, Toyota submits application 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Add Mitsubishi to the list of carmakers going to Thailand to make green cars. Mitsubishi will spend 20 billion yen (US$179 million) to produce some 100,000 cars cars a year with small engines, high MPG and low CO2 emissions (this means engines that are 1.3 liters or smaller, vehicles that get 20km ...

Suzuki and Nissan benefit from Thailand's low taxes for building cleaner cars 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We already announced this for Toyota and for Honda, and now it's time for Suzuki and Nissan: Thailand is giving significant tax incentives for automakers who decide to build cars that are considered respectful to the environment. To be eligible for the tax incentives, a company must, first of all, ...

Toyota likes free money, signs on to Thailand's eco-car plan 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota told Reuters they will join Thailand's plan to be the eco-friendly car production capital of the world. Trying to repair the economic damage to the Thai car industry from the 2006 coup, the Thai government is offering green car makers 50 percent cut in the excise tax, no income tax for 8 ...

Biomaxx announces new biodiesel technology plant in Thailand 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Biomaxx Systems Inc. has announced an upcoming biodiesel demonstration plant. The reason for choosing this country is the rapid industrialisation the country is being through and the benefits the Thai government is providing to renewable energies and new businesses. The location of the plant is in ...

Low Taxes for Eco-Car Makers in Thailand 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Building a new car, especially one that is advanced and sellable enough to carve its own niche in today's car world is very difficult. However, Thailand could be the place where it's easiest. Certain restrictions apply. See Thailand for details. Oh, what the hey, I'll just give them to you. To be ...

Thailand not ready for compulsory biodiesel - Toyota chief 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The vice chairman of Toyota's Thai business unit, Ninnart Chaithirapinyo, has been quoted as saying that biodiesel production and quality in Thailand isn't ready for blending mandates, "the government should not compel refiners to mix B100 formula biodiesel in diesel, not until it is ready in terms ...

Thailand has to import more palm oil to support biodiesel production 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Thailand has been moving heavily to promote the use of biodiesel produce from palm oil. Unfortunately, they are already running short of the palm oil, so now the government is examining whether to allow imports of the oil. The Thai government Oil Fund may also introduce new incentives to get growers ...

Washington Times' Fred Reed: energy use is a problem, and Thais aren't people 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The Washington Times columnist Fred Reed's latest work reads like an abbreviated Cliff Notes version of our energy crisis by someone just getting used to talking about the issue. Reed tries, in just under 600 words, to concisely identify all the problems of and possible solutions to our ongoing ...

Khao Sod daily: Thailand must use less oil 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

One of the joys of writing for AutoblogGreen is learning about the ways biofuels and other alternative energy sources are being used and promoted around the world. We've mentioned Thailand on the site before (and I want to give a plug again to yesterday's post about Australia's Green Vehicle ...

Palm oil prices increasing because Thailand shifting to more biodiesel? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

In a sign of the ever-shrinking size of the world, the growth of palm trees in Thailand may affect your grocery bill. According to the Associated Press, Thailand announced last year that it was going to produce more biodiesel, which means growing more palm trees to make more palm oil. Even though ...


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