General Motors Thailand

General Motors (Thailand) Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1993
Defunct2020; 4 years ago (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.