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SEA roundup: Toyota Thailand receives subsidies for BEV

Toyota Motor Thailand has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Excise Department to receive tax incentives and a subsidy for Toyota’s battery electric vehicle (BEV) model bZ4X, the Bangkok Post reported on April 29. According to the department, Great Wall Motor Thailand and MG Sales Thailand have also signed such an agreement, which brings BEV taxes down from 8% to 2% until 2026 and provides a subsidy of THB70,000-150,000 to each BEV buyer. Furthermore, import duty on BEV from Japan, South Korea, and Europe will decrease to 20%, 40%, and 40% respectively.