A worker at MPMT assembles an engine incorporating Mazda's SkyActiv technology. Mazda Motor Corporation has positioned its operations in Thailand as an important global hub after raising production capacity for SkyActiv engines earlier this year. Kiyotaka Shobuda, senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corporation, said the Thailand site has gained in prominence alongside Mazda's facilities in Hiroshima and Hofu. In Thailand, Mazda recently announced that the company had applied for the Board of Investment scheme to produce hybrid cars, setting aside a budget of 11.4 billion baht. Mr Kogai said each country has many different policies for popularising electric vehicles (EVs), adding that the policies vary depending on each nation's energy circumstances.

Source: Bangkok Post January 20, 2018 00:39 UTC