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Toyota launches Biodiversity & Sustainability Learning Center to complement Biotope project in Thailand

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Toyota has launched the Toyota Biodiversity and Sustainability Learning Center “Cheewa Panavet” at the Toyota Ban Pho Plant in Thailand. The following year, Toyota embarked on the Toyota Biotope Project—the first of its kind in Thailand—to create a habitat of living organisms, born out of manmade efforts, around the plant.

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Nissan launches the Almera in Thailand; first sedan under Thai eco-car program

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Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Following the success achieved by the Nissan March as the first hatchback eco-car, NMT is aiming at being the leader of Thailand’s eco-car segment. The Nissan Almera is the first model under NMT’s new mid-term business plan, “NMT Power Up 2016”, which was announced in July 2011.

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Nissan to expand Thailand-based Nissan Technical Center South East Asia (NTCSEA)

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in Thailand. As previously announced, between 2010 and 2016, the workforce will more than triple to 370, including an increase at NTCSEA’s Indonesian branch. Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co., NTCSEA is the R&D function under Nissan Motor Asia Pacific Co., With a total investment of ¥3.4 NTCSEA currently employs 219 staff.

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2016 Toyota Prius: More Spy Shots, From Thailand Testing

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The all-new fourth-generation Toyota Prius is getting closer and closer to launch, as witnessed by an increasing number of spy shots of prototypes testing all over the world. Two weeks ago, a heavily camouflaged Prius was recorded on video fueling up at a North American gas station.

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Nissan launches all-new Note in Japan, exclusively with second-generation e-POWER electrified powertrain

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In 2016, the Note e-POWER became a hot seller as soon as it started sales in Japan. Earlier this year, Nissan launched the Kicks e-POWER in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia. When road noise increases due to surface conditions and vehicle speed, the engine switches on to charge the e-POWER battery pack. This is the power of e-POWER.

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Mazda3 global production reaches 5M units

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Mazda Motor Corporation announced that the total production volume of the Mazda3 (known as Mazda Axela in Japan) reached five million units at the end of April 2016. in China, AutoAlliance (Thailand) and Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation in Mexico. It is manufactured at the Hofu Plant in Japan, Changan Mazda Automobile Co.,

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Mazda to increase production capacity of SKYACTIV transmissions at Hofu Plant

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million vehicles annually by the fiscal year ending March 2016. In addition to the Nakanoseki district, Mazda will construct a new transmission plant in Thailand with an annual production capacity of around 400,000 units. Operations at the new plant are expected to begin in the first half of the fiscal year ending March 2016.

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