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Tesla executives looking for 790-acre land in Thailand: Prime Minister

Teslarati

In an apparent bid to highlight Thailand’s potential position as an electric vehicle manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin personally accompanied Tesla executives on a tour of potential industrial sites last week. Thailand has an annual production of 2.5

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Tesla is opening a flagship store in Thailand: report

Teslarati

Tesla is set to open a flagship store in Bangkok, Thailand, as early as June. The opening of the flagship store comes as Tesla is looking to accelerate its electric vehicle sales in Thailand. This was a bit higher than comparable Chinese models that are offered in the 1 million baht range.

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BYD begins construction of Thailand plant with annual capacity of 150,000 units

CN EV Post

On March 10, BYD held a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant in Thailand, and the delivery ceremony for the 10,000th BYD Atto 3. BYDDY.US | BYD HK BYD began construction of its passenger car plant in Thailand, as it reaches a milestone in deliveries there. billion baht ($491 million) electric vehicle production project.

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Neta starts construction of its first overseas plant in Thailand, with planned annual capacity of 20,000 units

CN EV Post

Neta is building the electric vehicle assembly site with Thailand's BGAC and expects it to start production by the end of January 2024. Neta laid the groundbreaking for its plant in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 10, which will be its main manufacturing base for right-hand drive EVs for export to ASEAN, the company said today.

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Tesla Model Y & Model 3 orders in Thailand skyrocket a few days after reservations open

Teslarati

Tesla reservations for its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles have been skyrocketing in Thailand. Tesla has received more than 5,000 Model 3 and Model Y orders since launching in Thailand. Last Wednesday, Tesla Thailand started accepting online reservations for the Model 3 and Model Y. million baht ($50,545).

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

Setec Powerr

Europe, the birthplace of the automobile industry, to North America across the Pacific Ocean, has always been the top stage that Chinese car companies hope to step on. A large market of 10 million vehicles. Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79

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Aiways to supply Thai’s Phoenix EV with up to 150,000 electric vehicles

Electric Cars Report

Chinese EV maker Aiways has sealed a long-term partnership with Thai eMobility service provider Phoenix EV. Under the agreement, within five years, Phoenix EV aims to take delivery of 100,000 Aiways electric vehicles with an option for an additional 50,000 units.

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