Get ready for anything
Thierry Viadieu wouldn't touch a 620,000-unit vehicle sales forecast for the year 2008 with a 10-foot pole had he been asked to do something he loathes, which is to speculate.

Fuel efficiency tops list of concerns
Ford once reaped gains from the good old days of the big gas-guzzling American automobile, but thanks to a growing concern for the Earth's depleted resources and advancements in alternative fuel energy, all roads now lead to smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

Luxury becomes a tougher sell
The German automaker Mercedes-Benz has long been branded simply as "the market'' based on its ability to dominate more than half of Thailand's luxury passenger car sales of two million baht and up.