According to foreign media sources, battery suppliers Thai Storage Battery (3K Battery) Daimler-Benz has received the battery supply contract. From 2012-2016 the supply of 500,000 Mercedes-Benz auxiliary battery.
3K Veerawin Korphaibool vice president, said this is the first 3K with foreign car manufacturers signed a contract because the 3K is usually common to the domestic supply of Volvo and battery.
3K announced first half sales of 30.6 billion baht ($ 102.6 million), up 34.2% in the first half net profit of 217.4 million baht (U.S. $ 1 = 29.84 baht), while the first half of last year, a loss of 1.95 million baht.
3K Battery expectation this year sold 1.5 million batteries, worth 5.7 to 5.8 billion baht, up 10 percent over last year.
