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Tuk Tuks and a Bright Franchise Business.

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From past till present, the tuk tuk is a unique vehicle that has never been forgotten by Thai society. And today it is going to create job opportunities and income for Thai people from many walks of life through the channel of franchise business.

Tuk Tuk Thai Co., Ltd., plans to develop the manufacturing of tricycles or tuk tuks into a complete business. This includes the business of producing traditional tuk tuks taxi and the adapting of tuk tuks to favor new careers of fast food selling and many kinds of servicing.

With factories in Amnat Charoen and Prachin Buri provinces, Tuk-Tuk Thai has manufactured tuk tuks for more than 40 years. It keeps developing tuk tuks to become more modern and functional, provide high capacity, and satisfy customers' needs. At present, the company is producing the 500 cc Willy and Thai-One types of tuk-tuk, which have very modern design and more functional spaces.

The Thai-One Tuk Tuk is designed along the lines of small passenger cars. The manufacturer expects that in the near future, Thai-One might replace passenger cars, citing its advantages of lower ...

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