Hybrids take center stage as economic gloom clouds Thai motor show

BYD and Great Wall Motor take aim at Toyota's market lead with new models

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Great Wall Motor's Poer Sahar hybrid pickup takes the stage at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2024 on Nov. 28 in Bangkok. Carmakers are launching more hybrids in Thailand as fully electric models wane in popularity. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)

FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Chinese carmakers unveiled new hybrid models at the biannual Bangkok motor show on Thursday, eschewing the electric vehicles that have made them household names in Thailand to attract cautious consumers saddled with high debt and low purchasing power.

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