On October 31, 2023, SAIC Motor-CP and MG Sales held the HASCO-CP Battery Shop opening ceremony and Thailand's first deeply localized battery line-off ceremony. Situated on the New Energy Industrial Park in the WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 2 (WHA ESIE 2) in Chonburi province, this new EV battery factory is currently in its production preparation process and is scheduled to officially open in 2024.

The plant is divided into 2 major areas. The first one is the battery assembly area which is fully automated through cutting-edge robotic technology, Laser Welding for accuracy and Charge Coupled Device (CCD) to cross-check the quality of battery with its prototype prior to its installation in a BEV. The second area is for battery standard testing which involves over 60 processes including Charge & Discharge, Air Leak Test, Insulation Test and Static Test. The production line has an annual capacity of 50,000 Cell-To-Pack battery units. Batteries made at this plant will first serve MG4 Electric and other EV models in the future. 

With the additional investment budget of THB 500 million, the plant will manufacture Cell-To-Pack (CTP) EV batteries, utilizing the new RUBIK's CUBE BATTERY technology. SAIC Motor Corporation and HASCO-CP are set to become the production hub for EVs for both domestic and international distribution especially among ASEAN countries.

(From MG Cars Thailand press release on October 31, 2023)