Suzuki to shut down auto plant in Thailand by 2025

Japanese auto giant follows Subaru in exiting as Chinese EV makers enter

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Suzuki Motor will close a subsidiary's auto factory in Thailand by the end of 2025. (Photo by Hirotake Kitagawa)

CHIHIRO ISHIKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor on Friday announced it will close a subsidiary's auto plant in Thailand by the end of 2025 amid sluggish sales in the country and the automaker's decision to focus on global production sites with more promising markets.

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