State-owned Changan announced in April that it will invest 9.8 billion baht to manufacture 100,000 EVs per year at a plant in Rayong.
Phumtham urged the automaker to participate in technology transfer to enhance Thailand’s domestic EV industry in three areas: supporting research and development, enhancing supply chain management, and fostering Thai automotive engineering talent.
Changan has already established research centres in six other countries – China, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and Germany – collaborating with renowned global car brands like Ford, Mazda, Suzuki, and Peugeot.
In Thailand, Changan will engage in research and development, manufacturing, support parts, distribution, and logistics from its plant in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). It said it expects to generate 2,600 jobs in Thailand and revenue of over 24 billion baht. The Thai facility will produce…
