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Tesla in talks to open Gigafactory Thailand: official

Teslarati

Tesla is talking with the Thailand government about a potential Gigafactory in the country, an official from the country’s Prime Minister’s office said today. Thailand has a robust automotive manufacturing industry currently, and is the largest producer and exporter of vehicles in the region of Southeast Asia.

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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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Kia mulls EV plant in Thailand to take on Toyota and BYD with affordable electric cars

Baua Electric

Can Kia challenge Toyota, which has dominated the market in Thailand, with affordable EVs? Chinese automakers like BYD are already stealing market share, but Kia is in talks over a new EV plant in Thailand that could help position itself as an early leader. billion in EV investments.

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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. It aims to deliver the vehicles by Q1 2023.

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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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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. With the current sales figures and the seductive future expectations, Southeast Asia has successfully attracted the attention of Chinese car companies.

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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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