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New Mitsubishi Triton to use newly developed ladder frame, chassis and diesel engine

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Mitsubishi Motors will use a newly developed ladder frame, chassis and clean diesel engine in the all-new Triton one-ton pickup truck. The launch of the all-new Triton (sold as the L200 in some markets) is scheduled for 26 July in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Toyota to expand diesel engine production capacity in Thailand

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Toyota Motor Corporation’s (TMC) engine production subsidiary in Thailand, Siam Toyota Manufacturing Co., STM), will from 2015, expand the production capacity of diesel engines used in Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle Project (IMV) series vehicles to meet increasing demand in emerging markets.

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Mazda more than tripling gasoline and diesel SKYACTIV engine production capacity at powertrain plant in Thailand

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Mazda Motor Corporation will increase the annual production capacity of the engine assembly plant at Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., MPMT) in Chomburi, Thailand, to 100,000 units in the first half of 2018. liter clean diesel engines and SKYACTIV-G 1.3-liter The plant produces SKYACTIV-D 1.5-liter The SKYACTIV-G 2.0

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GM opens new US$200M diesel engine facility in Thailand; first to produce new 4-cylinder Duramax diesels

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General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new 54,275-square-meter facility, GM’s first diesel engine plant in the region, is the first-in-the-world to produce the all-new family of Duramax four-cylinder diesel engines. The new powertrain facility takes GM’s investment in Thailand to US$1.3

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Chevrolet introduces second-generation Duramax 4-cylinder diesels; global engine

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New Duramax 4-cylinder diesel. Chevrolet Sales Thailand introduced the new-generation MY14 Duramax four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine in 2.5- Applications include powering the Colorado pickup truck and Trailblazer SUV for the Thailand and Southeast Asian markets. Diesel Engines Other Asia' Click to enlarge.

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Toyota preps first electric pickup, the Hilux BEV, following BYD Shark PHEV truck launch

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Toyota is preparing to produce its first electric pickup in Thailand by the end of next year. Toyota to launch its first electric pickup in Thailand As one of the top-selling pickups globally, the Toyota Hilux is the perfect model to go all-electric. diesel engine for a modest 5% fuel efficiency improvement.

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Toyota to launch electric Hilux pickup by 2025 as Japanese rival aims to beat it to market

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According to the company’s Thailand president, Toyota will launch an electric Hilux pickup by the end of 2025. diesel engine. Speaking to reports during the Bangkok International Motor Show, Toyota Thailand president Noriaki Kamashita said the Hilux EV would be ready by the end of next year.

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