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General Motors Thailand

General Motors (Thailand) Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1993
Defunct2020 (2020)
FateCeased production and sales
SuccessorGreat Wall Motors Thailand (physical plant)
Headquarters
ProductsAutomobiles
Internal combustion engines
Production output
1,361,000 vehicles and 500,000 powertrains (total per August 2019)[1]
Brands
Number of employees
1,900 (February 2020)[2]
ParentGeneral Motors (100%)
Subsidiaries
  • General Motors Powertrain (Thailand) Limited
  • Chevrolet Sales (Thailand) Limited
Websitechevrolet.co.th

General Motors (Thailand) Limited (GMT) was a holding company of sales and manufacturing subsidiaries of General Motors (GM) in Thailand.[3] The company was registered in 1993 as a sales company and opened its manufacturing plant in 2000.[4] At its height, GM Thailand exported vehicles to most regions in the world, including South America, Central America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia and Japan.[5] In February 2020, GM announced that it would withdraw from the Thai market and the Rayong plant would be acquired by Great Wall Motors by the end of 2020.[6][7] The company continued to support existing Chevrolet owners for ongoing aftersales, warranty and service.[8]

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  2. ^ "General Motors To Lay Off 1,500 Employees At Rayong Plant In Thailand". GM Authority. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. ^ "General Motors Operations In Thailand". GM Pressroom. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  4. ^ Fourie, Louis F. (2016-12-27). On a Global Mission: The Automobiles of General Motors International Volume 3. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-4602-9690-5.
  5. ^ "General Motors Thailand: Growing Regional Presence". Board of Investment Thailand. 2006-02-15. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  6. ^ "Great Wall says to buy GM's Thailand car plant". Reuters. 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  7. ^ Thaiger, The (2020-02-18). "Thailand's General Motors plant sold to China's Great Wall Motors". The Thaiger. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  8. ^ "GM to withdraw from Thailand this year". Bangkok Post Public Company. Retrieved 2020-06-05.