Isuzu Motors Ltd unveiled its new-generation D-Max one-ton pickup truck at the Tokyo Motor show in October; this is its first full-model changeover in eight years.

Thailand’s state-owned public transport services operator, Transport Co in June held an online bidding process for the supply of 314 buses to strengthen its national and international bus network.

Toyota Motor Corporation has continued to roll-out its new Hiace model by launching the sixth generation of the minibus in Thailand in June.

Hino Motors Ltd plans to introduce its light-duty Hino Bus Liesse Ⅱ in Thailand starting September, as the company looks to expand its product range to help fulfill the diverse customer requirements in the country.

Hino Motors Ltd in July began construction of a new combined R&D and production base in Bang Bo in Thailand’s Samut Prakarn Province.

Electronics giant, Hitachi Ltd, last month launched a truck sharing service in Thailand to help improve road haulage efficiency in the country.

Thailand’s government said it plans to make B10 biodiesel available at 340 filling stations across the country this year, with the roll-out starting at the end of May.

Sales of pickup trucks and derivatives rose by more than 12% to 132,705 units in the first quarter of 2019 from an already buoyant 118,252 sales in the same period of last year, driven by strong consumer sentiment and rising incomes.

The Thai commercial vehicle market over 2 tons gvw expanded by 12% to 144,283 units in the first quarter of 2019 from 128,861 units in the same period of last year, according to data compiled by www.AsiaMotorBusiness.com from various industry sources.

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Scania AB inaugurated a new THB800m (USD26m) assembly plant in Thailand in February, as it looks to expand its presence in the region’s truck and bus market.

Hino Motors Ltd, a Toyota Group Company, plans to invest JPY11.5bn (USD105m) in a new integrated research and development centre and production hub in Thailand, with construction set to begin in July 2019.