- Business
- AAPICO Hitech Public Company Limited (AH.BK), founded in 1996 and headquartered at 99 Moo 1 Hitech Industrial Estate, Tambol Ban Lane, Amphur Bang Pa-in, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, manufactures and distributes OEM automotive parts, stamping dies, and assembly jigs; operates car dealerships and service centers; and provides IoT connectivity and mobility solutions. The company produces pressed and stamped body parts including floor parts, cross members, side sills, pillars, brackets, clips, and sub-assemblies; chassis frame components and banjo-type housing axles; forging and machining parts such as transmission systems, power trains, steering and suspension systems, engine parts, shafts, wheel hubs, link shafts, companion flanges, connecting rods, pump housings, and high-pressure common rails; plastic parts, plastic fuel tanks, and windshield washer systems; iron casting and machining parts; brake lines, fuel lines, door checks, roof ditch mouldings, belt line mouldings, door sashes, and exhaust systems; along with assembly jigs and stamping dies. It serves leading OEMs including Isuzu, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Ford, Honda, and others through Tier-1 suppliers, with operations spanning Thailand, Malaysia, China, Portugal, and a network of 50 subsidiaries and associates; car dealerships cover Mitsubishi, MG, Ford, Honda, and Proton brands in Thailand and Malaysia. In recent developments, AAPICO established two new U.S. affiliates including AAPICO Delaware Holdings Corporation in May 2025 to support expansion; agreed in November 2024 to acquire the remaining 50% stake in Aapico Sodecia Company Limited for THB 110 million; sold 68.8% of Sakthi Auto Component Limited (India) shares by November 2024 receiving USD 73.25 million with further installments; entered a 60:40 joint venture with Proton in 2023 acquiring 60% of AAPICO Avee Sdn Bhd for RM41 million plus up to RM140 million investment by 2024; formed Purem AAPICO joint venture for exhaust systems in Malaysia and Thailand; and ceased Changan and Ford dealership operations in 2024. The company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2002 and maintains factories in Samutprakarn, Chonburi, Rayong, and overseas sites, targeting automotive OEMs, dealership customers, and IoT sectors amid geographic diversification.