Collaborate with Chinese EV makers or suffer, Thai auto firm CEO warns

BANGKOK -- Collaboration with Chinese rivals is the only way companies in the automotive industry will survive in the long term, the head of Thailand's biggest listed parts supplier has predicted, citing their lower costs and better technology. BANGKOK -- Collaboration with Chinese rivals is the only way companies in the automotive industry will survive in the long term, the head of Thailand's biggest listed parts supplier has predicted, citing their lower costs and better technology. BANGKOK -- Collaboration with Chinese rivals is the only way companies in the automotive industry will survive in the long term, the head of Thailand's biggest listed parts supplier has predicted, citing their lower costs and better technology.

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