GAC's Inpow Opens First Overseas Battery Pack Plant in Thailand

GAC Group’s battery arm Inpow has cut the ribbon on a pack plant in Chonburi, Thailand, its first manufacturing site outside China — and the first in-house battery pack facility GAC has built abroad.

The milestone was marked with a ceremony on October 29, 2026, where the first power battery pack rolled off the line. For GAC, the plant is less about a single factory and more about anchoring its Southeast Asian push with local supply.

Why Chonburi, and why now

Thailand is ASEAN’s biggest automotive manufacturing base, and its policy framework is tilting hard toward electrification. Under the country’s “30@30” target and EV 3.5 package, zero-emission vehicles are meant to make up 30% of vehicle output by 2030 — upwards of 700,000 electric passenger cars.

That kind of volume needs batteries built nearby, not shipped in. Inpow says the Thai site will tighten GAC’s vehicle production, battery supply and after-sales support across Thailand and neighboring ASEAN markets.

The numbers behind Inpow

Inpow isn’t a newcomer scrambling for credibility. The company says it has delivered more than 300,000 power battery packs to date, with vehicles running its cells having covered a combined 10 billion kilometers (roughly 6.2 billion miles). Its 300,000th pack came off the line on October 15.

Inpow at a glance: 300,000+ packs delivered · 10 billion km accumulated mileage · RMB 10.9 billion ($1.62 billion) total investment · First overseas plant: Chonburi, Thailand

Its batteries currently appear in models including the Aion i60, Aion N60 and Aion UT. The 2027 Aion i60 fitted with Inpow packs is quoted at 700 kilometers of range.

Beyond cars

The Chonburi opening also sets up a wider commercial relationship. Inpow plans to team up with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and other local partners on new energy vehicles, energy storage and energy equipment, with battery manufacturing sitting at the center of that cooperation.

Attending the ceremony were Thai Energy Ministry spokesperson Pongpol Yodmuangcharoen, EGAT business development head Narong Vacharasathien, and GAC executives.

The plant gives GAC a physical foothold in a market where Chinese automakers are already competing fiercely. Building packs locally shortens the supply chain, sidesteps import friction and — perhaps most importantly — signals long-term commitment to Thai buyers and regulators alike. Whether that translates into market share is the next question, and one that won’t be answered by a single factory opening.