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Good news from Stockholm: To support the rapid growth in vehicle production and airbag fitment rates in Asia, Autoliv Inc. – the global leader in automotive safety systems – has begun the construction of an airbag cushion manufacturing plant in Chonburi, near Bangkok. Autoliv’s existing airbag cushion plant in Thailand opened just two years ago.

BANGKOK POST: Auto slump takes toll on economy in April Disruption in the automobile and electronics supply chains as a result of the March tsunami in Japan resulted in a slowdown in the Thai economy in April, according to the Bank of Thailand. But economic trends are expected to improve over the next few months.

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Bangkok Post: After struggling for more than two months, Honda's Thailand plant will be back to normal by September, a few months behind its rivals. Production of the Honda Brio, Thailand's second eco-car after the Nissan March, will start next month and will gradually increase to full capacity by September.

NY TIMES makes you think….. Maybe Japan is not as crucial to the global supply chain as those first weeks after the earthquake made it seem.

THAI ASIAN NEWS NETWORK: The Thailand Automotive Institute expects 30,000 motorcycles to be purchased by political parties for use in their election campaigns, especially in the provinces. Director of the Thailand Automotive Institute, Wanlop Tiasiri expects at least 30,000 motorcycles to be purchased by political parties during this election season, as canvassers will use them in their campaign activities, particularly in the provinces.

BANGKOK POST REPORT Thailand's efforts to build a creative economy will continue no matter who forms the government after the July election, say officials in charge of the programme. Strategic plans for the creative economy are now on the national agenda contained in the 11th National Economic and Social Development (NESDB) plan and will be financed from the central budget, said Pajchima Tanasanti, director-general of the Intellectual Property Department.