Thai EV output set to jump, sparking a price war in a bruised market
BANGKOK -Thailand is bracing for an extended EV price war triggered by a surge in local production from Chinese car makers, a move likely to deal a further blow to a domestic auto industry already struggling with tumbling sales, industry experts said. Electric vehicle sales in Thailand, Southeast Asia's largest EV market, are forecast to jump 40% this year, exceeding 100,000 units and reversing a 8% drop in sales last year, Suroj Sangsnit, president of Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT), told Reuters. The programme, which also includes price subsidies of up to 150,000 baht ($4,400), helped Southeast Asia's second-largest economy become the region's biggest EV market, which registered 70,000 new EVs last year.