Thailand's week was about launch dates and the supply chain behind them: Leapmotor priced the B03X and talked up a regional hub, GAC opened its first overseas battery-pack plant, and three more launches were scheduled for November.
Leapmotor: price and a possible factory
Leapmotor published Thai prices for the imported B03X: THB 499,000 for the Style and THB 569,000 for the Design, with an eight-year or 150,000 km vehicle warranty (report). It launched the model, called the A10 in China, at 19 showrooms in Bangkok (report). The company also says it wants Thailand to be a hub for Southeast Asia and right-hand-drive markets, aiming to settle a plan in 2026 and begin construction in 2027 (report).
GAC: battery packs made in Thailand
GAC's Inpow opened its first battery-pack assembly plant outside China in Sriracha, Chonburi, an investment of more than 50 million yuan (report). Production began on October 29 with the first locally made pack (report). Separately, GAC Aion cut the locally assembled AION V 602 Luxury by 100,000 baht to 799,900 baht in a campaign linked to Motor Expo that ran through October 31 (report).
November launches
Denza plans to launch the updated D9 on November 3, with specifications based on the Indonesian version and the Thai specification not yet confirmed (report). XPeng's G9L follows on November 11 as its fourth Thai model (report), and Voyah will announce the Dream MPV's price on November 20, expecting it to stay below 3 million baht (report).
Management
MG appointed Dr. Zhang Jia (Galen Chang) as managing director of SAIC Motor-CP (report).
What it means
- Local content is moving beyond car assembly in Thailand: GAC now makes battery packs there, and Leapmotor is scouting for a factory.
- Launches are bunched before Motor Expo, with three dated within three weeks.