Bangchan General Assembly
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| location = Khan Na Yao District, Bangkok, Thailand
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| products = Automobiles, engines
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Bangchan General Assembly Co., Ltd. is an automobile assembly based in the Khan Na Yao District, in Bangkok, Thailand. The plant is a subsidiary of the Phra Nakorn Automobile Company.
History
Bangchan General Assembly was founded in 1970 as a Thai-American joint venture with General Motors.{{cite web|title=Bangchan General Assembly Co., Ltd.|periodical=pnagroup.com|publisher=|url=http://www.pnagroup.com/ourgroup/BGAC|url-status=|format=|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=en|pages=|quote=}} Against the background of corresponding political requirements, the assembly of passenger cars from CKD kits began in 1979.
The plant changed hands several times:
- 1979 Isuzu Motors (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- 1987 Honda Cars (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- since 2005 Phra Nakorn Automobile Group
No vehicle production was reported for 2005.Office of Industrial Economics (Ministry of Industry): Automotive Industry in Thailand, Bangkok 2006.
Brands
Since its inception, BGAC has assembled models from 14 or 15 different brands. They include, Daihatsu, Opel, Holden and Honda.{{cite web | last=Ueda | first=Yoko | title=The Origin and Growth of Local Entrepreneurs in Auto Parts Industry in Thailand | url=http://www1.doshisha.ac.jp/~ccas/eng/Epublications/eWP25Ueda.pdf | work=CCAS Working Paper (Center for Contemporary Asian Studies) | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305122812/http://www1.doshisha.ac.jp/~ccas/eng/Epublications/eWP25Ueda.pdf |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status= live |access-date = March 18, 2021 |df=mdy-all}} Daihatsu production ended in 1998.{{cite web|title=INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Daihatsu to End Thai Operations|periodical=nytimes.com|publisher=|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/25/business/international-business-daihatsu-to-end-thai-operations.html|url-status=|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=1998-03-25|year=|language=en|pages=|quote=}} Commercial vehicles of the brands Foton and Tata (since 2017) are also assembled.{{cite web|title=Tata Motors signs new assembly deal in Thailand|periodical=just-auto.com|publisher=|url=https://www.just-auto.com/news/tata-motors-signs-new-assembly-deal-in-thailand_id176598.aspx|url-status=dead|format=|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070153/https://www.just-auto.com/news/tata-motors-signs-new-assembly-deal-in-thailand_id176598.aspx|archive-date=2018-01-05|last=Tony Pugliese|date=2017-05-16|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}{{cite web|title=Tata Aims to Build on Recent Truck Gains in Thailand|periodical=retailnews.asia|publisher=|url=https://www.retailnews.asia/tata-aims-build-recent-truck-gains-thailand/|url-status=|format=|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2017-05-24|year=|language=en|pages=|quote=}} Since 2017, BGAC has been operating together with Mercedes-Benz (Thailand) Ltd. a delivery center for new vehicles.{{cite web|title=Mercedes-Benz and Bangchan General Assembly Ltd. Enhancing efficiency in PDI with a New Vehicle Preparation Center|periodical=thailand4.com|publisher=|url=http://www.thailand4.com/.auto/2017-11-02/13b5d3228d3901345f9f8b9e87099ced/|url-status=|format=|access-date=2018-01-04|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2017-12-02|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}
Production of Neta electric vehicles is scheduled to start in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.headlightmag.com/2022-12-05-neta-auto-thailand-planning-to-invest-billion-thb-bev-assembly-in-thailand-2024/ |script-title=th:Neta Auto (Thailand) เตรียมทุ่มงบพันล้าน เร่งเปิดไลน์ประกอบรถยนต์ไฟฟ้าในไทย ที่นิคมฯ บางชัน ปี 2566 |language=th |website=headlightmag.com |date=2022-12-05 |access-date=2022-12-12}}
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