Toyota's EV Pickup Trial In Thailand Aims To Outshine Warren Buffett-Backed BYD And Great Wall Motor
Toyota's EV Pickup Trial In Thailand Aims To Outshine Warren Buffett-Backed BYD And Great Wall Motor
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) is set to trial a new electric pickup truck in Thailand amidst increasing competition from Warren Buffett-Backed BYD (OTC:BYDDF) and Great Wall Motor (OTC:GWLLF) in the EV market.
日本汽車製造商 豐田汽車公司 紐約證券交易所代碼：TM）將在泰國試用一輛新的電動皮卡車，因爲來自泰國的競爭日益激烈 沃倫·巴菲特-已支持 比亞迪 （場外交易代碼：BYDDF）和 長城汽車 （場外交易代碼：GWLLF）在電動汽車市場。
What Happened: Toyota is gearing up to test a new EV pickup in Thailand in the wake of an aggressive expansion by Chinese EV manufacturers in the region, reported Reuters. Chinese EV players have committed about $1.5 billion for new production facilities in the country.
發生了什麼： 據報道，在中國電動汽車製造商在該地區積極擴張之後，豐田正準備在泰國測試一款新的電動汽車皮卡 路透社。中國電動汽車製造商已承諾在該國建造約15億美元的新生產設施。
Pras Ganesh, the executive vice president of Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing, told Reuters that its engineers are working on adapting electric pickups to the local conditions and enhancing their EV R&D capacity in Thailand, one of Toyota's five global R&D centers. Pickup trucks play a vital role in Thailand's automotive market and accounted for nearly half of total vehicle sales last year.
Pras Ganesh，的執行副總裁 豐田大發工程與製造，告訴路透社，其工程師正在努力使電動皮卡適應當地條件，並提高他們在泰國的電動汽車研發能力，泰國是豐田的五個全球研發中心之一。皮卡車在泰國的汽車市場中起着至關重要的作用，佔去年汽車總銷量的近一半。
In a bid to expand, Toyota plans to test a small batch of battery EV pickups as taxis in Pattaya, a beach city, early next year. The company is also considering deploying EV pickups for last-mile delivery services, the report said.
爲了擴大規模，豐田計劃明年初在海濱城市芭堤雅作爲出租車測試一小批純電動皮卡。報告稱，該公司還在考慮爲最後一英里送貨服務部署電動皮卡。
Why It Matters: For the first half of the year, Toyota and Lexus vehicle sales rose 9.1% Y/Y to 5.2 million, and EV sales increased 38.1% Y/Y to 1.8 million. However, for the full year, the company lowered its forecast for global battery EV sales by 39% last week.
爲什麼重要： 上半年，豐田和雷克薩斯的汽車銷量同比增長9.1％至520萬輛，電動汽車銷量同比增長38.1％，達到180萬輛。但是，該公司上週將全年電池電動汽車銷量的預測下調了39％。
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