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Bangchan General Assembly

Bangchan General Assembly Co., Ltd. is an automobile assembly based in the Khan Na Yao District, in Bangkok, Thailand. The plant is a subsidiary of the Phra Nakorn Automobile Company.

History

Bangchan General Assembly was founded in 1970 as a Thai-American joint venture with General Motors.[1] Against the background of corresponding political requirements, the assembly of passenger cars from CKD kits began in 1979.[1]

The plant changed hands several times:[1]

No vehicle production was reported for 2005.[2]

  • 1979 Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
  • 1987 Honda Cars (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
  • since 2005 Phra Nakorn Automobile Group

Brands

Since its inception, BGAC has assembled models from 14 or 15 different brands.[1] They include, Daihatsu, Opel, Holden and Honda.[3] Daihatsu production ended in 1998.[4] Commercial vehicles of the brands Foton and Tata (since 2017) are also assembled.[5][1][6] Since 2017, BGAC has been operating together with Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Ltd. a delivery center for new vehicles.[7]

Production of Neta electric vehicles is scheduled to start in 2023.[8]

External links

References

  1. Bangchan General Assembly Co., Ltd. retrieved 2018-01-04^
  2. Office of Industrial Economics (Ministry of Industry): Automotive Industry in Thailand, Bangkok 2006.^
  3. Yoko Ueda. The Origin and Growth of Local Entrepreneurs in Auto Parts Industry in Thailand CCAS Working Paper (Center for Contemporary Asian Studies), retrieved March 18, 2021^
  4. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Daihatsu to End Thai Operations 1998-03-25, retrieved 2018-01-04^
  5. Tony Pugliese. Tata Motors signs new assembly deal in Thailand 2017-05-16, retrieved 2018-01-04^
  6. Tata Aims to Build on Recent Truck Gains in Thailand 2017-05-24, retrieved 2018-01-04^
  7. Mercedes-Benz and Bangchan General Assembly Ltd. Enhancing efficiency in PDI with a New Vehicle Preparation Center 2017-12-02, retrieved 2018-01-04^
  8. https://www.headlightmag.com/2022-12-05-neta-auto-thailand-planning-to-invest-billion-thb-bev-assembly-in-thailand-2024/ headlightmag.com, 2022-12-05, retrieved 2022-12-12^