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- Published: 19/12/2011 at 04:44 AM
- Newspaper section: Life
Nissan is really reaping the benefits of Ecocar, a car scheme devised by a past government to promote small, fuel-efficient cars.
Instead of developing an A-size car _ as the legislators had envisioned the makers doing so _ Nissan came out with a product known as the March that's nearly the size of a B-segment hatchback.
And because Ecocars are subject to only 17% excise tax, the March has a pricing advantage of nearly 100,000 baht over established B-cars like the Honda Jazz and Toyota Yaris, both facing a higher 30% (25% with E20-compatibility).
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- Writer: Richard Leu
- Position: Motoring news Editor
