BOI gives green light to Chery Automobile to set up EV production plant in Thailand

by Omoda & Jeku (Thailand) Set a goal to make Thailand the center of right-hand drive car production in Southeast Asia. The investment in setting up the factory this time will be the first phase.Produces both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) andHybrid (HEV) Approximately 50,000 vehicles per year and in the second phase by 2028, production capacity will be expanded to approximately 80,000 vehicles per year for domestic sales and export to the ASEAN region, Australia and the Middle East. This project has received investment promotion approval from the BOI in the production of electric vehicles.

Mr. Pitchayut Wongpatanasin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Omoda & Jeku (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Said Omoda & Jeku (Thailand) received approval to invest in the construction of a car assembly plant in Thailand on April 2, 2024, with Thailand considered to be the largest automotive market in ASEAN. and is a production center for the automotive industry in the region

“We see the trend of industrial development and government support for new energy vehicles. This is in line with Chery International’s sustainable development concept. We are committed to developing the brand to suit Thai drivers and be consistent with the Thai automotive industry chain in the future.”