The new Hilux Champ was first unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo during October and went on sale in Thailand, the truck’s largest single market, at the Bangkok International Motor Expo at the end of November.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, declined by over 8% to 326,720 units in the third quarter of 2023.

The factory employed 1,070 staff and produced 2,100 TBR tyres a day. Further reasons for closure included the impact on local communities, issues with the rubber supply chain and the overall profitability of the factory.

The D-Max’ main production base is in Thailand, from where it is made available in over 100 countries and regions worldwide.

The Thai market for commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw is estimated to have fallen by 37% in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the same period of last year.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, declined by almost 9% to 308,421 units in the second quarter of 2023 from 338,668 units.

Hino's new Thai-based ASEAN regional research and development (R&D) and manufacturing hub is located on the Asia Industrial Estate (Suvarnabhumi) in Khlong Suan, Bang Bo, Samutprakan province, Thailand.

This new model is Mitsubishi's sixth-generation Triton pickup truck - it is, however, the first full-model changeover in eight years, with the current model first being launched in 2015.

Sales of commercial vehicles over 2 tons gvw in East Asia’s seven main markets, excluding China, fell by over 2% year-on-year to 372,543 units in the first quarter of 2023 after growing just 1.6% to 364,641 units in the fourth quarter of last year.

The market continued to decline despite a pick-up in economic growth to 2.7% year-on-year in the first quarter after slowing to 1.4% in the fourth quarter of last year.

Inchcape is a London, UK-based distribution company, which already sells Jaguar and Land Rover passenger vehicles in Thailand through separate dealer networks.

Foton announces expansion plans in Thailand.