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Mixed — RHD in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore; LHD in Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia and Laos

Electric Pickup Export to ASEAN and Southeast Asia

ASEAN is the most pickup-literate region in the world and the hardest to enter on price alone, because Thailand and Indonesia both build one-tonne diesel pickups locally. The opening is in fleet electrification mandates and in SKD assembly, not in competing on a landed CBU price against a locally built Hilux.

Countries we ship to in this region

Country guides

Export to Philippines (LHD)Export to Thailand (RHD)
  • Thailand
  • Indonesia
  • Vietnam
  • Philippines
  • Malaysia
  • Cambodia
  • Myanmar
  • Laos
  • Brunei
  • Singapore

Short sea from Shanghai: Laem Chabang 7–10 days, Port Klang 10–14 days, Jakarta 12–16 days, Manila 7–10 days, Ho Chi Minh City 6–9 days. Container shipping dominates because transit times are short enough that Ro-Ro's cost advantage is thin.

Ports and terminals: Laem Chabang · Port Klang · Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) · Manila · Ho Chi Minh City · Sihanoukville

Homologation, duty and operating notes

The questions importers in this region actually ask, answered directly.

Does SKD assembly change the duty position in ASEAN?

Substantially, in several markets. Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines have all operated tariff structures that favour incomplete knocked-down units over complete built-up imports, and local EV assembly has attracted additional incentives. At twenty units and above an SKD programme usually pays for itself; below that, CBU is simpler.

Which specifications suit Thailand and Indonesia?

Right-hand drive only: eTerron 9 Premium RHD, eTerron 9 Luxury RHD and T90 EV RHD. Vietnam and the Philippines are left-hand drive and take the other three.

How does monsoon-season flooding affect an electric pickup?

The T90 EV is rated to 550 mm wading depth with 187 mm ground clearance, which covers routine wet-season road flooding. Traction batteries in both platforms carry sealed enclosures with collision and battery dual automatic power cut-off. Standing water above the rated wading depth is a warranty exclusion in every market, electric or diesel.

Which models can be registered in ASEAN & Southeast Asia?

Steering convention: Mixed — RHD in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore; LHD in Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia and Laos. The specifications below match it — ordering the wrong steering is the single most expensive mistake in vehicle importing, because the unit cannot be registered and cannot economically be returned.

More on factory right-hand-drive supply →

Quoting a shipment to ASEAN & Southeast Asia?

Send the destination port, quantity and specification. We return a proforma invoice with FOB and CIF priced side by side, plus the conformity certificate your customs authority will ask for.

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