Two electric models on sale in Thailand
Left to rightIONIQ 5 ฿1,699,000IONIQ 5 N ฿3,999,000
Hyundai electric cars in Thailand.
Builds the IONIQ 5 in Thailand.Two models on sale, ฿1,699,000 to ฿3,999,000, all SUVs. #24 of 47 brands in DLT first registrations, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
On sale
2 models
2 trims
From
฿1,699,000
to ฿3,999,000
DLT registrations
546
first registrations, 12 months to October 2026
In Thailand since
2006
Built in Thailand
Samut Prakan
Builds the IONIQ 5
The range
Two models, ฿1,699,000 to ฿3,999,000. Two SUVs.
One price ruler for the whole range, cheapest trim to dearest. The best evchu Score in it is the IONIQ 5 N Line Long Range RWD at 56, joint #64 of 234 scored trims on sale.
SUVs2
IONIQ 5from ฿1,699,000Mid-size SUV · one trim56Solid choiceIONIQ 5 N Line Long Range RWDIn the showroom
No longer on sale IONIQ 6 · Kona Electric
Compare them side by side →Hyundai in Thailand
#24 of 47 brands in Thai EV registrations. 546 battery EVs first registered Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
546
Hyundai battery EVs first registered, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. On the 12 months published in both years, registrations rose 252%.
#24 of 47
brands ranked by DLT first registrations over the same 12 months.
808
first registrations in all, Jan 2021 – Oct 2026.
Oct 2026123 Hyundai0.7% of 17,265 battery EVs
Source: DLT first registrations, January 2021 – October 2026. Battery-EV totals: DLT fuel-type figures. Monthly figures swing from month to month; compare 12-month totals.
Brands, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
By model, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
- IONIQ 551694.5%
- IONIQ 6244.4%
- IONIQ 5 N50.9%
- Kona Electric10.2%
Calendar years
- 20212712 months
- 2022512 months
- 2023312 months
- 20249812 months
- 2025151 · 0.1% of 118,722 BEVs12 months
- 2026524 · 0.3% of 182,681 BEVs10 of 12 months
Months the DLT did not publish are left out, not counted as zero. Battery-EV totals exist from January 2025.
Built in Thailand
Samut Prakan
Hyundai Mobility Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. — Bang Pu (New) Industrial Estate, Samut Prakan (Autolifethailand 29 Jun 2026; The Standard 29 Jun 2026 quotes the MD: "โรงงานตั้งอยู่ที่บางปู"). The earlier "Bang Sao Thong subdistrict" guess is superseded. Producing since 29 Jun 2026: it assembles The new 2026 IONIQ 5 N Line, Hyundai's first Thai-assembled BEV (SKD with 46% local content, per Hyundai Mobility Thailand's MD in The Standard of 29 Jun 2026). JV with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Co., Ltd. Investment ฿1 billion (USD ~28 m) approved by BOI August 2024. Initial annual capacity: ~5,000 BEVs + batteries. Hyundai's second ASEAN BEV plant after Cikarang, Indonesia (which started IONIQ 5 CKD in March 2022). The IONIQ 6 in the 2024 plan had not been built there by 3 Nov 2026.
From the research file, 5 sources.
The price story
No cuts and one rise we can confirm. Since the IONIQ 5 arrived in November 2023.
List prices only. A price counts once our price checks have seen it on two different days, or when the research file dates it with a source; launch offers and campaign prices are kept apart. One recorded move did not pass and is listed at the end.
1
List-price rise
2
Model launches
1
Held back
29 Nov2023
IONIQ 5 arrives at ฿1,699,000date from the research file
23 Aug2024
IONIQ 5 · Major price cut under EV3.5 scheme−฿70,000Research fileExclusive drops from ฿1,899,000 → ฿1,829,000 Sources: HeadLightMag, Paultan
26 Sep2024
IONIQ 5 N arrives at ฿3,790,000date from the research file
28 Mar2026
IONIQ 5 N AWD+฿209,000฿3,790,000 (recorded 26 Sep 2024) → ฿3,999,000
Todaychecked 12 Nov 2026
฿1,699,000 to ฿3,999,000 across 2 trims on saleEach dot is a model's cheapest trim.
Prices from evchu's price records: dated prices from the research file, then our price checks. Dashed: two prices far apart on record, with no date for the move itself. Ringed: the research file's own account.
What we left out
One recorded move did not pass our checks: it stays in evchu's records, flagged, and is not counted above. We also hold 7 campaign prices, kept apart from list prices.
- 1on trims no longer sold
evchu’s take · Buy or wait, today
Buy now on one model.
- IONIQ 5 NBuy now
Buy before 01 Jan 2027 — import excise set to rise. Excise on imported EVs is set to rise from 10% to 35% on 01 Jan 2027, and this car is imported. How much of the rise reaches the price is not known; passed on in full it would add up to ฿1,788,000.
Then: Monitor on the other one.
The verdict reads the cheapest trim's list-price history, announced facelifts and policy changes. Monitor means no reason to wait and no deal to rush: buy when you're ready.
Buy-or-wait calls for every EV →Owning one
Owning a Hyundai. Sold by Hyundai Mobility Thailand.
Five years on the car, eight on the battery.
Drawn to scale, in years. Sources: hyundai.com/th, The Standard, HeadLightMag
Sold and serviced by
Who owns it
Hyundai Motor Company (HMC) / Hyundai Motor Group, Seoul — also owns Kia, Genesis, and majority of Hyundai Mobis
Showrooms
~32 authorised Hyundai dealers across 32 cities [per ZigWheels TH; needs OEM cross-check], plus the IONIQ Lab experiential pop-up at True Digital Park Bangkok (opened December 2023, ฿500 m investment) — Hyundai's first IONIQ-branded experience centre in ASEAN.
In Thailand since
2006Hyundai Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. founded 2006 as a JV between Sojitz Corporation (Japan) + AAPICO Hitech (Thailand). Distribution rights transferred to a wholly-owned Hyundai subsidiary — Hyundai Mobility (Thailand) Co., Ltd. — established September 2022, operationally took over April 2023. First BEV (Kona Electric) imported under HMTC ~2019; first IONIQ-brand BEV (IONIQ 5) launched 29 Nov 2023 at the Thailand International Motor Expo by Hyundai Mobility Thailand. CKD-Samut Prakan production approved by BOI August 2024; the first Thai-assembled Hyundai BEV (The new 2026 IONIQ 5 N Line) went on sale 29 Jun 2026.
What’s next
What’s next for Hyundai. A tax change on imported EVs.
Policy · from 1 Jan 2027
Cabinet approves 35% excise on imported EVs from 1 January 2027
- IONIQ 5 N · imported fully built from Korea
Source: thaipbs.or.th
The research behind this page
Research file · researched 3 November 2026 · updated 11 November 2026
The Hyundai file.
“Hyundai occupies a distinctive position in Thailand's BEV market that differs structurally from the Chinese price-leaders (BYD / MG / GWM / Neta), the European premium incumbents (BMW / Mercedes / Volvo), and even from its Korean sibling Kia.”From the file’s opening
14,193words · 62 min
74linked sources
11sections
113checked facts
85verified✓20partly◐8still unverified✗
Open the Hyundai fileInsideLength
- At a glance
- Distribution & business
- IONIQ 5 — C/D-segment electric crossover (NE) — TH BEV anchor model
- IONIQ 5 N — performance hyper-EV (NE) — TH BEV halo model
- IONIQ 6 — D-segment electric streamliner sedan (CE)
- Inster — small city BEV (K1)
- Discontinued model — Kona Electric (OS-EV, 1st gen)
- Cross-model lineup history
- Sales / market position
- All sources
- Cross-cutting verification matrix
Questions
Asked about Hyundai.
Which Hyundai EVs are sold in Thailand?
Hyundai has 2 EVs on sale in Thailand. From-prices: IONIQ 5 ฿1,699,000 · IONIQ 5 N ฿3,999,000.
What is the cheapest Hyundai EV in Thailand?
The IONIQ 5, from ฿1,699,000, is the Hyundai EV with the lowest starting price in Thailand right now.
Who sells Hyundai cars in Thailand?
Hyundai is distributed in Thailand by Hyundai Mobility Thailand Ltd. — wholly-owned Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary since April 2023 (replaced prior Sojitz/AAPICO JV-distributed HMTC 2006–2023). HMMT × Thonburi Automotive assembly at Bang Pu, Samut Prakan, since 2026-06-29.
How many Hyundai EVs have been registered in Thailand?
According to the Department of Land Transport's new-registration statistics, 808 of the Hyundai EVs sold in Thailand were registered between January 2021 and October 2026. The most registered is the IONIQ 5 (707).
Prices checked 12 November 2026 · Hyundai research file, researched 3 November 2026