Snow in Finland

Snow in Finland

Pedestrians walking on a snowy street in Tampere, Finland on 1st November, 2024. Southern Finland got an early start to the winter with snow and sleet on Friday. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Snow in Finland

Snow in Finland

Pedestrians walking on a snowy street in Tampere, Finland on 1st November, 2024. Southern Finland got an early start to the winter with snow and sleet on Friday. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Snow in Finland

Snow in Finland

Pedestrians walking on a snowy street in Tampere, Finland on 1st November, 2024. Southern Finland got an early start to the winter with snow and sleet on Friday. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Snow in Finland

Snow in Finland

Traffic on a foggy, snowy motorway Nr. 3 in Nurmijärvi, Southern Finland on 1st November, 2024. Southern Finland got an early start to the winter with snow and sleet on Friday. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Snow in Finland

Snow in Finland

Traffic on a foggy, snowy motorway Nr. 3 in Hyvinkää, Southern Finland on 1st November, 2024. Southern Finland got an early start to the winter with snow and sleet on Friday. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Chinese carmaker sees 1st EV roll off line in Thailand

STORY: Chinese carmaker sees 1st EV roll off line in Thailand SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: RAYONG, Thailand CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. Thailand's Minister of Industry Pimphattra Wichaikul 3. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: The first pure electric vehicle locally made in Thailand rolled off the production line on Friday. The EV model, ORA Good Cat, under China's carmaker Great Wall Motors (GWM), was produced at GWM's factory in Rayong. The model was first launched in Thailand in October 2021. It has soon become popular among Thai consumers, and the cumulative sales have exceeded 11,000 units. GWM, China's largest SUV and pickup maker, owns multiple brands including HAVAL, ORA, TANK and WEY. The company initiated its car production at the Rayong factory in November 2020. Pimphattra Wichaikul, Thailand's Minister of Industry, said at the ceremony that GWM was one of the first two companies to sign an agreement to suppor