Another country is ready to help us with spare parts

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Thailand is ready to supply auto parts to Russia, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Russia Sasivat Wongsinsawat.

Besides traditional export products: fruits, vegetables and seafood, the country has something interesting for our buyers, it can supply auto parts, sports and medical equipment, medicines and much more, reports RIA Novosti.

“There are quite a few promising areas for Russian importers if they are interested,” he added.

Do not underestimate the words of Sasivat Wongsinsawat, Thailand gradually turned into the “Asian Detroit” and became one of the centers of the auto industry in the region.

Japanese manufacturers such as Toyota and Mitsubishi have been operating in Thailand since the 1960s. They were followed by GM, Ford, Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Cars from this country are exported to 15 markets around the world. The associated spare parts production in the country is also well established.

It is known that Thailand has been doing this for three decades: to keep production in the country, there are duties of 80% on imports of cars and 60% on motorcycles. Foreign investors are given different preferences – the right to own land, a simplified document flow procedure and tax incentives.

This is of course good news for the Russian car industry, which is now actively looking for an adequate replacement for Western car parts, but the replacement process is not that fast.

In any case, while the main suppliers of spare parts in the domestic market are China and Turkey.

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