Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin hopes to attract Tesla to invest in Thailand during his visit to the US to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in San Francisco.
The EV industry is one of three key industries, along with electronics and digital, that the prime minister will focus on when he meets with leading US businesses, said Narit Therdsteerasukdi, secretary-general of the Thai Board of Investment (BoI).
As part of that, Mr Srettha will meet Tesla executives in discussions that follow up on a previous meeting in New York when he also attended the UN General Assembly in September.
Mr Narit said Thailand had seen 700% growth in the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Thailand, with 6,000 EVs…
