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Chinese Auto Major Geely Eyes Thailand to Build Regional Manufacturing and Sales Hub

by Eric Olander
Peter PARKS / AFP

Chinese auto major Geely, the country’s fourth largest, is weighing a major expansion in Southeast Asia with the creation of a sales and manufacturing hub in Thailand.

Thailand’s Board of Investment met with five major Chinese EV makers, including Geely, during a roadshow to China in April, its Secretary-General Narit Therdsteerasukdi told Reuters.

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