Thailand calls itself the "Detroit of Asia," and its automotive industry is the nation's third largest, behind food and electronics. Over the last decade, the Thai government's policy of welcoming foreign firms with open arms and allowing them to set up wholly owned subsidiaries has attracted investment from all the major American and Japanese car makers, as well as their parts suppliers.
以「亞洲底特律」自我定位的泰國，其汽車工業是僅次於食品、電子業的第 3 大產業；由於泰國政府張開雙臂歡迎 100 % 外資進入，美日大車廠近 10 年來紛紛前往設廠，同時吸引了周邊的衛星工廠群聚泰國。