Autobacs, a service and repair center for cars from Japan. plans to open 200 branches across Thailand by 2025, hoping to become the top 2 in the market Help drive PTG’s Non-Oil business income to be stronger.
Rangsan Puangprang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Siam Autobacs Co., Ltd. and Executive Vice President of PTG Energy Public Company Limited or PTG, revealed that Autobacs will focus on providing customer service centers rather than sales. Including providing various details about the car. Assess the condition of the customer’s vehicle. Because some customers may be affected in terms of the economy. to gain the trust of service users And in the future, there will be pre-orders for quality spare parts. Including sports car accessories from Japan
“Autobacs has the strength of the network and has a customer base that already uses the service. and has always maintained a good standard for customers There is also a team from Japan that will come to inspect and evaluate every year. There is a systematic training of employees. To maintain safety standards. In addition, we also focus on the standards of service of technician staff.”
Currently, Autobacs has serviced 46 branches, which is in accordance with the store expansion goal in 2022. The company plans to expand approximately 50 stores in 2023 and expects that within the next 3 years, it must be open for service. more than 200 branches, ready to prepare a plan to create brand awareness to drive the goal of becoming a service center business and maintenance of the top 2 cars in the market within the next 3-4 years
Autobacs has been doing business in Thailand since 2000. When entering the year 2017, PTG bought a 38.26% stake in Siam Autobacs Co., Ltd. and in 2020 increased to 76.52%, resulting in PTG being able to set guidelines for Operate Autobacs business more easily and become the exclusive licensee to expand service centers in Thailand. The goal is to increase the proportion of profit from the Non-Oil business to increase. to reduce dependence on the oil business alone
