With Volkswagen, Europe’s largest manufacturer, expanding its presence in Southeast Asia, the company is keen to find the best of Thailand’s automotive suppliers to source parts from. With this in mind, this year’s IZB – International Suppliers Fair is focusing on ASEAN as the exhibition’s partner region. IZB started as an internal suppliers event for Volkswagen but has developed into Europe’s largest automotive suppliers exhibition. TEBA has made special arrangement’s with the organizer to participate with a booth to showcase Thailand automotive suppliers sector.
Japan has long been one of the largest investors in Thailand, especially in the Thai automotive industry, where Japanese automakers have created a significant automotive cluster and comprehensive supply chain. However, major European automakers, especially Volkswagen, have announced to set up facilities in Thailand and take advantage of the opportunities available in the growing Thai and Southeast Asian automotive sector.
From 28 April to 1 May, TEBA participated in the annual Thailand Autoparts and Accessories (TAPA) exhibition at the BITEC exhibition center organized by the Thai Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (TAPMA). The exhibition is Thailand’s largest exhibition displaying the capabilities of Thailand’s automotive parts manufacturers.
TEBA Energy Committee has been working extensively with government agencies, utility authorities and regulators to ensure Thailand has country energy planning to ensure supply meets demand qualitatively and quantitatively.
Ministry of Transportation has a policy to develop the country’s aviation industry and reduce dependence on foreign countries. The policies will help promote Thailand as a regional hub for aircraft maintenance.
“It is relatively easy to live here in Thailand and it is a dream for many entrepreneurs.” says, H.E. Joan Boer, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Thailand in TEBA exclusive interview.
On 27 March 2014, Thai Embassy to the EU in partnership with the Department of European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a conference on the topic of Thailand Investment opportunities in the European Union at Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok at 08:00 to 17:00 am.
With an end in sight to the economic crisis in Europe, it is an apt time for Thai businesses to change crisis into opportunity, seeing Europe as a market not only for trading but also investment, and to ensure sustainable growth with a free-trade agreement, a seminar heard yesterday.
Constant communication, accurate information, and awareness of opportunities are keys to successful ventures for European investors looking to do business in the Kingdom, the Thai European Business Association (TEBA) says.
The most difficult crisis is the one we have not prepared for, says one of the panel expert in crisis management.
The Mission of Thailand to the European Union and the Department of European Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) are co-organising the conference to be held on March 27th, 2014 between 08.00-17.00 hrs at Ballroom 3, Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Tower, Bangkok.
28th February 2014, TEBA successfully launched the first of its series in collaboration with Thailand Automotive Institute, our monthly workshop on becoming world class automotive supplier.