According to chief operating officer Pitak Pruittisarikorn, the Japanese car maker is studying the feasibility of beefed-up exports of Thai-made Honda vehicles to new destinations to keep shipment growth...
.He did not give a growth target for this year, saying the company must talk to Bangkok-based Asian Honda Motor Co, which is in charge of exporting vehicles, motorcycles, engines and related parts.
Honda has not ruled out possible headwinds, especially China's cloudy economic picture.
Mr Pitak voiced concern about the impact on Thai automotive exports from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trade alliance that Thailand has not joined.
"At present, Thailand has yet to lose much competitiveness against the four Asean countries that joined the TPP," Mr Pitak said, referring to Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.