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Mercedes-Benz EQS To Be The First EV Built And Sold In Thailand - Coming This Year

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Arvind  |  August 26, 2021

Mercedes-Benz Thailand has confirmed that it will be launching Merc’s flagship Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) later this year. The EQS will go on ...

Thailand Mulls Overhauling Excise Duties To Boost EV Car Sales

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Arvind  |  December 17, 2020

The Thai Excise Department is considering a total revamp of the automotive excise duty tax structure to boost the sales of EVs and reduce the ...

Toyota Doubles Down On Thailand With 10 Billion Baht More

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Aswan  |  February 26, 2019

It's more Board of Investment (BoI) news from up north. Toyota Motor Thailand has announced that they've submitted yet another plan to Thailand's ...

Full EVs May Get Tax Break In Thailand

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Aswan  |  February 18, 2019

You've got to give it to the Thai government. They have an acute awareness for what their automotive industry needs in order to propel it to greater ...

Mercedes-Benz Thailand To Introduce Fully-Electric EQC This Year, Possibility Of Local Assembly

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Siew Weng  |  February 11, 2019

The Thai government has been a strong supporter of the increased localization of automotive components. Policies are updated regularly to ensure all ...

Toyota Motor Thailand Submits EV And Hybrid Investment Plans To BoI

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Aswan  |  January 28, 2019

If you think bureaucracy is something that Malaysia has a monopoly on, think again. We may bemoan the hoops that manufacturers have to jump through ...

All-New Toyota RAV4 Under Consideration For Thailand, Malaysia Next?

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Eric  |  January 28, 2019

After decades of sitting out of the action in the Honda CR-V dominated SUV segment, it appears that the Toyota RAV4 will finally be making a return ...

Nissan Considers Thailand As First EV Hub Outside Of Japan

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Aswan  |  January 23, 2019

It seems that in the last few years, Thailand has become the choice for many manufacturers and brands to set up shop. They're a pretty good entry ...

Honda Thailand To Introduce 10th-Gen Accord In Q1 2019 – Hybrid To Follow

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Arvind  |  December 11, 2018

The tenth-generation Honda Accord Hybrid will be the first Honda model to be introduced under the Thai government’s hybrid car incentive scheme.In an ...

Mercedes-Benz Thailand Mulling Incentives For Electric Vehicles

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Arvind  |  November 28, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Thailand is studying the feasibility of applying for Thailand’s Board of Investments (BoI) incentive scheme for electric vehicles, ...

Thailand Greenlights Mazda’s Hybrid CKD Plans

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Eric  |  November 19, 2018

Thailand’s Board of Investment (BoI) has greenlighted Mazda’s 11.48 billion baht investment application for locally-assembled hybrid vehicles.The BoI ...

Mitsubishi To Take On Three New EV Projects In Thailand

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Arvind  |  November 15, 2018

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation plans to submit proposals for three new EV-based projects based in Thailand by the end of this year.The Bangkok Post ...

BMW Mulls Localising PHEV Battery Production In Thailand From 2019

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Arvind  |  January 30, 2018

BMW is considering plans to localise production of its PHEV batteries in Thailand from 2019 onwards. Bangkok Post reports that BMW is the second ...

Thai Government’s Eco-Car Scheme Will Merge With Latest EV Incentives

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Arvind  |  March 31, 2017

The Thai’s government’s recent introduction of EV vehicle incentives will not clash with the ongoing, state-supported Eco-Car project as the two can ...

Automakers Keen On Thai EV Tax Incentives

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Arvind  |  March 28, 2017

Automakers are optimistic about the Thai Government’s deployment of a series of tax incentives (of up to eight years) aimed at luring companies to ...

Thailand Approves Tax Incentives For EV Manufacturing And Supply

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Kon  |  March 27, 2017

Thailand is ready to offer a series of incentives including tax exemptions up to 8 years to companies ready to setup electric vehicle production in ...

Ford Ranger Production Ramped Up In Thailand – First Roll-Out From FTM

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Kon  |  October 10, 2016

Ford is further ramping up production of the Ranger, announcing the official start of production of its popular pick-up truck at the new Ford ...

Thailand Aims To Become Global EV Hub, Creates EV R&D Centre

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Hans  |  June 02, 2015

The Thailand Ministry of Science and Technology is putting in place several plans which it hopes will eventually allow Thailand to become a global ...