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BMW Group launches building of high-voltage battery meeting plant in Thailand

Rayong, Thailand. After a joint ground-breaking ceremony with Milan Nedeljković, Board Member for Production, representatives of the Thai authorities and the German ambassador to Thailand Ernst Reichel, building work is underway for the BMW Group’s personal native manufacturing facility for Gen-5 high-voltage batteries. With that, the BMW Group is readying one more manufacturing facility to fabricate absolutely electrical automobiles, with native BEV manufacturing scheduled to start out within the second half of 2025.

“Local production of high-voltage batteries in Rayong is the next logical step in the continued electrification of our production network. Once again, the principle of ‘local for local’ applies, supporting economic development, employment opportunities and knowledge transfer in Thailand and the ASEAN region,” stated Milan Nedeljković, Board Member for Production at BMW AG, on the ground-breaking ceremony.

The forthcoming high-voltage battery meeting facility could have a footprint of 4,000 sq. metres and is a vital addition to the enterprise actions of BMW Group Manufacturing Thailand. The new meeting line will convert imported battery cells into modules that may then be built-in into high-voltage batteries. The BMW Group has invested greater than 1.6 billion baht (approx. 42 million euros) within the challenge, a major share of which – virtually 1.4 billion baht (approx. 36 million euros) – might be used to purchase state-of-the-art tools and methods.

The BMW Group has been producing high-voltage batteries in Thailand for regionally made plug-in hybrids since 2019. Plant Rayong manufactures round two dozen BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad fashions for the Thai in addition to numerous ASEAN markets. In 2023 output totalled greater than 12,000 automobiles and virtually 11,000 bikes.

Comprehensive coaching programme

Employees will bear complete coaching programmes, which might be delivered within the world manufacturing community with the intention of bettering the technical abilities of native employees by data switch. The funding in skilled coaching and improvement additionally underscores the BMW Group’s dedication to advancing the Thai financial system.

Joint training programme with UNICEF – additionally in Thailand

As nicely as growing its personal workforce, the BMW Group could be very a lot concerned in boosting trade in Thailand and the worldwide transition to mobility options that assist preserve assets. This yr it’s collaborating with UNICEF in Thailand to enhance profession alternatives for younger folks by a focused STEM training programme, coaching and careers recommendation.

Motorsport

Toyota’s $13,000 Pickup Is So Cheap Because The Buyer Has To Finish Building It

Toyota launched the Hilux Champ for Thailand final month. It’s a born-and-bred pickup truck able to serving many wants as a result of how Toyota designed it. The automaker wished to maintain it reasonably priced and useful, so it determined to have the shopper end constructing it.

Dr. Jurachart Jongusuk, the chief engineer for Toyota’s IMV platform, described the truck to Road & Track as “70 percent finished,” with the shopper finishing the ultimate 30 %. The Champ, the manufacturing model of the IMV 0 idea, is a clean canvas for its clients. Toyota teased the possibilities in October on the Japan Mobility Show with a slew of ideas that included an ambulance, a meals truck, a merchandising machine, and different inventive makes use of.


Motorsport

You Can Buy Toyota’s Tiny $13,000 Work Truck But Not In The US

Toyota’s affordable truck is now available for purchase in Thailand. Meanwhile, Mercedes’ heritage boss clarifies that ICE is not the firm’s heritage.

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2024 Toyota Hilux Champ Is An Impressively Cheap Truck

Fed up with hearing about luxury trucks with exorbitant price tags? Toyota now offers a remarkably inexpensive pickup truck for sale in Thailand. Dubbed the Hilux Champ, it is essentially a production model of the IMV 0 concept showcased at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show. The starting price is a pleasantly low 459,000 baht, equivalent to $13,070 or €11,930 at current exchange rates. Even the highest-priced configuration only reaches 577,000 baht ($16,430 or €15,000).

While paint choices are limited to white, silver, or grey, there are multiple body styles available to choose from. This utilitarian vehicle can be converted into an RV, a food truck, a medical van (complete with a refrigerator), or a camper with a roof-mounted tent. Depending on the desired transformation, costs range from 80,000 baht (about $2,300) for the van to as high as 2,000,000 baht ($57,000) for the RV.