hicles, telecommunications, and more. In 2023 alone, investment in PCB-related ventures saw the highest growth in Thailand.  The factory holds strategic importance for Thailand’s electronics industry and enhances the country’s investment appeal, especially within the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). (From Thailand's Ministry of Industry dated May 9, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

icials.  The forum promoted Thailand as a regional investment hub, highlighting key sectors such as electric vehicles, clean energy, biotechnology, and digital technology, alongside the Thailand’s strong infrastructure, government support, and strategic location in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).  The IEAT also organized an exhibition, one-on-one meetings, and launched the “Friends of I-EA-T” network to foster long-term investor rela...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/02

es, including automotive, consumer goods, smart electronics and electrical appliances, data centers, etc. WHA ESIE 5 is expected to generate foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to THB 200 billion and create around 30,000 new jobs. This Smart Eco Industrial Estate is in a strategic location of the EEC, adjacent to Highway No. 3191 and 3143, connecting to Map Ta Phut Port, Laem Chabang Port, U-Tapao Airport, and important transportation networks....

News  Updated at: 2025/03/18

ed Industries has approved an investment worth over THB 50 billion (Approximately USD 1.5 billion) in the production of EV and energy storage system (ESS) batteries at the cell level. Sunwoda Automotive Energy Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. plans to develop manufacturing facilities in Thailand’s EEC area. Its first factory, located in Chonburi Province, will be producing lithium-ion battery cells for EV manufacturers. According to the Thai BOI...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/13

gths for investments. During the discussion with GAC Group and BYD, the Thai government assured support for the EV/NEV production in Thailand, covering investment promotion measures and local infrastructure. Thailand has a strategic location for exports, especially in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area where both GAC’s plant and BYD's plant are located. In addition to the NEV manufacturing, the Thai government also anticipates BYD’s pla...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/12

eted industries, including new-generation vehicles, renewable energy, etc. The construction work is expected to take around 3 years. According to PIN, industrial land prices are projected to increase by 30% for tenants in industrial estates, following the government's promotion of investment in the EEC and efforts to make Thailand a regional EV production hub. Of total investors at Pinthong-owned industrial estates, investors from Japan comprise ...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/21

PTT to reportedly suspend investment in JV with Foxconn for EV manufacturing in Thailand Reported on November 23, 2024, PTT PLC has reportedly decided to suspend the construction of an EV manufacturing site in the EEC area of Thailand, a USD 1 billion joint investment between its subsidiary and Foxconn Group. In 2022, PTT’s wholly owned subsidiary Arun Plus established Horizon Plus Co., Ltd., a joint venture company with Lin Yin International I...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/26

which mark the first of their kind in Rayong province of Thailand, across various BDMS hospitals. All stations (totaling 10 charging points) are now operational, providing AC charging with a power output of 22 kW.  Evolt added that Rayong, as a strategic province in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), has recorded a significant increase in EV drivers within industrial estates and throughout the province.  (From Evolt Technology Thailand socia...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/03

ndustry, and 669 businesses matched. The event facilitated discussions among entrepreneurs, including those in the auto parts supply chain and foreign firms in EV industry, opening new business opportunities. The event’s target was entrepreneurs in 8 eastern Thai provinces, including those in the EEC area, namely Chon Buri, Rayong, and Chachoengsao.  The BoI added that Subcon Thailand is part of the government’s efforts to develop a regional...

News  Updated at: 2024/09/13

Thai minister visits circular industrial estates in Japan to develop smart city/EV manufacturing in EEC Reported on July 22, 2024, the Thai Industry Minister led a delegation to study circular industrial estates in Japan from July 21-27. This is part of plans for a smart city and EV manufacturing in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Thailand’s eastern seaboard. This visit to Japan marked the beginning of a collaboration to build a circular...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/26

GAC AION to open Thailand’s manufacturing plant on July 17 Reported on July 10, 2024, GAC AION New Energy Automobile is scheduled to open its manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand on July 17. Situated in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area, this THB 2.3 billion facility with the planned capacity of 50,000 units per year will officially start operating by November. GAC AION announced its investment plan in Thailand in November 2023 and st...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/11

onics Co., Ltd., held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new manufacturing facility in Thailand, focusing primarily on developing road-ready automotive products and components solutions.  This new 47,000-sqm facility in Laem Chabang (around 125 km outside of Bangkok) is strategically sited within the EEC area and in close proximity to manufacturing facilities for numerous leading global automotive and technology brands. The new facility is expected...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/20

DOEB, EECO, EGAT to develop EleX by EGAT Eco Charging Sphere in EEC, Thailand On April 1, 2024, Thailand’s Department of Energy Business (DOEB), Ministry of Energy;  the Eastern Economic Corridor Office of Thailand (EECO); and Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly develop the EleX by EGAT Eco Charging Sphere in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Digital (EECd), with an area of...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/04

automotive industry. The South Korean carmakers, Hyundai and Kia, are currently expanding their businesses and planning to set up EV production bases in Thailand.  Thailand has also mentioned the benefits South Korea would receive from the Board of Investment (BOI), the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and other projects, as well as Thailand’s position as a gateway to markets in Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Europe. Despite significant inv...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/24

Changan starts construction of EV production plant in Rayong, Thailand Reported on November 9, 2023, Changan Automobile held the groundbreaking ceremony for a production plant for EVs at the WHA Industrial Estate Eastern Seaboard 4 in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), in Rayong province, Thailand. Changan will spend over THB 8.8 billion in the first phase. Production will start in the first quarter of 2025 with an initial production capacity o...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/10

way for investment opportunities from new businesses worldwide. Meanwhile, the Public-Private cooperation will continue to be signified, in order to advance Thailand as global hub for integrated automotive production. WHA Group has a total of 11 industrial estates in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area, covering an area of over 50,000 rai. The group has successfully secured the trust of over 300 renowned automotive and automotive parts comp...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/09

China-based electric motorbike maker SMOGO to build manufacturing plant in EEC, Thailand Announced on November 7, 2023, the electric 2-wheelers maker from China, SMOGO Holding Ltd has recently discussed investment opportunities in the Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area with the EEC office. This investment project of SMOGO was initiated by Suzhou Harmontronics Automation Technology Co., Ltd., through the partnership with GI New Ener...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/08

China-based ARC Automotive to set up new auto parts plant in Rayong, Thailand Announced on October 31, 2023, ARC Automotive (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of automotive parts and spare parts from China, has recently held a foundation stone laying ceremony at Pinthong Industrial Estate 6 in Nikhom Phatthana District, Rayong Province, which is located in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) area. This factory will be an important production ba...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/03

2023, WHA Industrial Development PLC announced the signing of a land purchase agreement with Changan Auto Southeast Asia Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China-based Changan Automobile, for a 250-rai (99-acre) plot at WHA Industrial Estate Eastern Seaboard 4 (WHA ESIE 4) in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to construct a manufacturing plant for electrified vehicles.  Changan Auto said it plans to spend over THB 8.862 billion in the first phase of i...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/27

r Guangzhou Automobile Corp (GAC), at the launch event of the Aion Y Plus electric SUV in Thailand on September 9, confirmed the plan to develop Thailand into a global production hub for its RHD electric car.According to its plan, the plant will be located in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), and will be completed in H1/2024, before starting the EV production in June 2025. The company, however, has no plans to make batteries in Thaila...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/11