- Business
- AAPICO Hitech Public Company Limited manufactures and distributes OEM automotive parts, dies, and jigs; designs, produces, and installs car assembly jigs and stamping dies; and supplies chassis frame components, forging parts, machining parts, casting parts, plastic parts, plastic fuel tanks, windshield washer systems, brake lines, fuel lines, door checks, roof ditch mouldings, belt line mouldings, door sashes, and exhaust systems to leading automobile assemblers including Auto Alliance Thailand, Isuzu, Nissan, Toyota, and others. The company operates three core business pillars encompassing OEM auto parts manufacturing; car dealerships and after-sales services for brands such as Mitsubishi, MG, Honda, Proton, and Changan; and IoT connectivity and mobility solutions including telematics, logistics systems, smart farm analytics, navigation APIs, GPS tracking, and EV ecosystem products; alongside ancillary offerings like automobile sales, repair services, technical support, IT consulting, Oracle ERP consultancy, car accessories, property leasing, venture capital, and investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures. Founded in 1996 and headquartered at Hitech Industrial Estate in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand, AAPICO maintains factories in Samutprakarn, Chonburi, and Rayong, with global operations extending to Malaysia, China, Portugal, and previously India through a network of 49 subsidiaries and associates, of which 34 are in Thailand and 15 overseas, serving passenger cars, pick-up trucks, agricultural machinery, and electronics sectors primarily in Asia and Europe. Recent developments include the 2023 strategic partnership with Proton Holdings Bhd via acquisition of 60% stake in Advanced Vehicle Engineering Global Sdn Bhd, renamed AAPICO Avee Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, involving up to RM140 million capital infusion by 2024 for plant expansion, dies, jigs, hot stamping, body assemblies, and chassis production; establishment of Able EV Co., Ltd. as a Changan dealership in Pathum Thani, Thailand; divestment of 67.6% shares in Sakthi Auto Component Limited (India) for USD 82.7 million with remaining 9.4% on installment terms through 2027; formation of a new wholly-owned holding subsidiary, Able Investment (2025) Pte. Ltd., in Singapore with SGD 1 million capital in September 2025 to support expansion; and a May 2024 collaboration with Changan Automobile for over 20 billion baht procurement of localized EV components ahead of Changan's Rayong plant production start in Q1 2025, alongside recognition with an "A" SET ESG Rating in 2024, TRIS credit upgrade to A- in 2023, and multiple supplier awards from Nissan, BMW, Ford, and others.