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Japan built Thailand’s car industry. Now China is gunning for it
BANGKOK — Japanese companies established Thailand’s auto industry virtually from scratch, dating back to the years after World War II. By the late 1970s, Japanese brands commanded around 90% of car sales in Thailand. They invested in building Thai supply …