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2020/AD/CB/014 Agenda Item: 14.09

Thailand’s Automotive Industry Market Situation and Policy

Purpose: Information

Submitted by: Thailand  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity Building and Economy Updates on Market Access in Auto Industry Impacted by COVID-19

Meeting of the 32nd Automotive Dialogue28 August 2020

28 August 2020 – Virtual APEC

Automotive Dialogue 32

Presented by

Office of Industrial Economics, Ministry of Industry and

The Thai Automotive Industry Association

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Thailand’s Automotive Industry

Market Situation and Policy

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

Thailand Automotive Industry

EV policy in Thailand (main milestone)

• March 2017, The cabinet has approved the promotion schemes for

the production of motor driven vehicles (xEV) in Thailand , including

HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicles), PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles)

BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles)

• May 2017, Thailand BOI launched promotion privilege for xEV,

including Passenger cars, Pickup Trucks and Buses,

Important EV parts and Charging station

• Present

• 13 BEV projects got approval from BOI (as of March 2020)

• about 810 Charging Station (AC + DC) in Bangkok and big City

• Automotive and Tyre Testing, Research and Innovation Center

(ATTRIC) is in progress

• 17 EV Standards are launched by TISI

• Some measures, especially on demand side, are getting

The first meeting was held on 11 March 2020

ROADMAP : THAILAND SMART MOBILITY 30@30

Measures to Support 30@30

Measures to reduce the Impacts of

COVID-19 on Auto Industry

Relax the Thailand Significant Production Process (SPP) volume

requirements for the year 2020 (Jan-Dec) in Freezone

ProductNormal

Requirements

Special

RequirementsSignificant Production Process

ICE Passenger Car,

Pick up,

and Van

1 – 2000 units 1 – 1000 units4 Processes

Body Work + Body Paint + Assembly + Quality Test

Unit 2001

and beyond

Unit 1001

and beyond

2 Processes

Body Work + Body Paint + Assembly + Quality Test

PHEV and BEV

1 – 2000 units 1 – 1000 units

4 Processes

Localized Essential Component (Battery/Motor/BMS)

+ Assembly + Quality Test

Unit 2001

and beyond

Unit 1001

and beyond

2 Processes

Localized Essential Component (Battery/Motor/BMS)

+ Assembly+ Quality Test

Note : The announcement for relax the SPP volume requirements will release approximately August 2020.

Others : Financial Measure such as extent C.I.T. payment until 31 August

2020 and soft loan 150,000 million baht.

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