BYD, together with its Thailand distributor Rever Automotive, inaugurated the BYD Thailand plant in Rayong yesterday. BYD’s Thailand plant is its first in Southeast Asia, and its third outside of China, after Brazil and Uzbekistan. Another plant is currently under construction in Hungary. Spanning 948,000 square meters, the BYD Thailand plant has an annual capacity of 150,000 units per year. Four models have been confirmed for production, including one yet-to-be launched model: BYD Dolphin, Atto

As BYD gets ready to officially open its Thai assembly (CKD) plant this week, the Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker is offering massive discounts for most of its models. Looking at BYD Thailand’s social media, many users expressed frustration over these price reductions. One of the biggest discounts offered is for the 2023 Atto 3 models which saw a 28% reduction. Prices for the updated 2024 Atto 3 were already reduced in Thailand by 18% but it too saw up to a further THB 100,000 (~RM

The Road Transport Department (JPJ), via the Ministry of Transport, has announced the new, revised road tax (legally it’s called Motor Vehicle License fee) rates for battery EVs (BEVs). Under the new structure, BEVs with power output of less than 100 kW is capped at RM 70. The first 50 kW will cost RM 20. Since every 9.9 kW will add RM 10, the 60th and 70th kW will add another RM 20 to the Dolphin's road tax. This means that owners of the entry BYD Dolphin Standard Range (70 kW motor) will pay a

In December 2023, Neta announced the completion of its 20,000 units per year capacity plant in Thailand. The company has since followed up on its progress, confirming that the first batch of Thailand-assembled (CKD) right-hand drive cars – a first outside of China – will reach customers by April 2024. The plant is in the outskirts of Bangkok, built in partnership with Neta’s local partner Bangchan General Assembly. Currently, the plant only makes one model, the Neta V-II, a facelift version of t

The Neta V will be launching in Malaysia soon and it is set to be one of the cheapest brand-new battery electric vehicle (BEV) money can buy. While Neta has yet to announce prices of the Malaysian-spec Neta V, we took liberty to compare prices of the model in markets where its currently on sale, namely Thailand and China. Over in the Kingdom, the sole Neta V is priced at THB 549,000, or roughly RM 72k. At that price, the Neta V is perhaps one of the cheapest EV in Thailand, undercutting models l

At the ASEAN Director-General Meeting on Digital Technologies to Enhance Excise Tax Administration and Moving Forward to Carbon Neutrality in Thailand, Bao Zhuangfei, General Manager of Neta Auto (Thailand), said that the company has plans to expand in the ASEAN region. “By participating in the ASEAN meeting of the Excise Department this time, Neta will be aware of the guidelines and visions of the Excise Department of various countries in the ASEAN region to determine the implementation plan in