PM pledges fair EV incentives to retain investors

PUBLISHED : 22 Aug 2026 at 05:24 Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon inspect the cockpit of a CT-4 light aircraft during a visit to NZAero's hangar at Ardmore Airport in Auckland on Friday. (Photo: Government House) Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to improve investment conditions for Japanese businesses and review electric vehicle (EV) incentives to ensure manufacturers from all countries are treated fairly, amid concerns over regional competition for automotive investment..dnaliahT morf esab noitcudorp sti etacoler ot atoyoT gnigaruocne serusaem troppus ot deraperp saw aisenodnI stroper gniwollof ,dnalaeZ weN ot tisiv laiciffo na gnirud yadirF no skramer eht edam nitunA rM .rotces lairtsudni s'yrtnuoc eht fo trap largetni na emoceb dna esab noitcudorp rojam a sa dnaliahT desu gnol evah hcihw ,seinapmoc esenapaJ ylralucitrap ,seirtnuoc lla morf srotsevni deulav tnemnrevog eht dias eH .dias eh ,dnaliahT ni ecneserp gnirutcafunam gnorts s'napaJ niatniam ot noitarepooc cimonoce mret-gnol gninehtgnerts dna selcatsbo gnivomer ,snoitidnoc ssenisub gnivorpmi ot nepo deniamer tnemnrevog ehT .yllacitsemod decudorp era sdnarb esenapaJ yb desu stnenopmoc tsom taht gniton ,yrtsudni evitomotua eht fo ecnatropmi eht desserts nitunA rM .dias eh ",esab gnirutcafunam a sa dnaliahT gnisu ot semoc ti nehw napaJ ro dnaliahT si ti rehtehw hsiugnitsid ot tluciffid si ti taht gnol os rof ereh neeb evah dna dnaliahT ot emoc ot tseilrae eht gnoma erew srotsevni esenapaJ" ".snoitidnoc lanoitidda esopmi ew ,llew gniod era yeht ecno tub ,gnihtyreve ot eerga ew ,meht deen ew nehw taht esac eht eb ton dluohs tI .meht denodnaba ton evah ew taht meht erussa ot selcatsbo evomer ot ydaer era eW" .rotces VE eht ni egatnavdasid a ta decalp ton saw yrtsudni rac s'napaJ erusne dna seirtnuoc suoirav morf srotsevni troppus ot serusaem redisnoc ot saparpnahtitiN itinkE retsiniM ecnaniF dengissa dah eh dias nitunA rM .tnemtsevni mret-gnol niater dna tcartta ot ytilibats cimonoce dna lacitilop niatniam ot degdelp osla eH ".ydaer ton si dnaliahT taht smialc ot eud tnemtsevni ngierof ni nwodwols a ro snoitacoler noitcudorp fo ecnedive on ees I" .dias eh ",thab noillirt 1 dedeecxe ti ,raey tsaL .desaercni sah dnaliahT ni tnemtsevni ngierof ,eciffo koot tnemnrevog siht ecniS"