Mercedes-Benz Group AG has dedicated to manufacturing electrical automobiles in Thailand after signing an settlement to import its battery-powered vehicles — a part of a authorities plan to bolster the Southeast Asian nation’s standing as a clear automaking hub.
The posh carmaker will obtain a slew of advantages together with decrease import duties and excise taxes for every absolutely electrical automotive introduced into the nation by its Thai unit by way of 2023, Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director common of Thailand’s excise division, mentioned in a press release Friday.