Two electric models on sale in Thailand
Left to rightEV5 ฿1,349,000EV9 ฿3,899,000
Kia electric cars in Thailand.
In Thailand since 2000.Two models on sale, ฿1,349,000 to ฿3,899,000, all SUVs. #27 of 47 brands in DLT first registrations, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
On sale
2 models
4 trims
From
฿1,349,000
to ฿3,899,000
DLT registrations
409
first registrations, 12 months to October 2026
In Thailand since
2000
The range
Two models, ฿1,349,000 to ฿3,899,000. Two SUVs.
One price ruler for the whole range, cheapest trim to dearest. The best evchu Score in it is the EV5 Earth Long Range FWD at 56, joint #64 of 234 scored trims on sale.
SUVs2
Kia in Thailand
#27 of 47 brands in Thai EV registrations. 409 battery EVs first registered Nov 2025 – Oct 2026.
409
Kia battery EVs first registered, Nov 2025 – Oct 2026. On the 12 months published in both years, registrations fell 49%.
#27 of 47
brands ranked by DLT first registrations over the same 12 months.
1,535
first registrations in all, May 2024 – Oct 2026.
Oct 202625 Kia0.1% of 17,265 battery EVs
Source: DLT first registrations, May 2024 – October 2026. Battery-EV totals: DLT fuel-type figures. Monthly figures swing from month to month; compare 12-month totals.
Calendar years
- 202447212 months
- 2025720 · 0.6% of 118,722 BEVs12 months
- 2026343 · 0.2% 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.
The price story
Three cuts and no rises we can confirm. Since the EV9 arrived in March 2024.
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.
3
List-price cuts
2
Model launches
1 Mar2024
EV9 arrives at ฿3,499,000date from the research file
26 Mar2024
EV5 arrives at ฿1,299,000date from the research file
6 Oct2025
EV5 Air FWD−฿150,000฿1,549,000 (recorded 26 Mar 2024) → ฿1,399,000
EV5 Earth Long Range FWD−฿150,000฿1,749,000 (recorded 26 Mar 2024) → ฿1,599,000
4 Aug2026
EV5 Earth Long Range FWD−฿250,000฿1,599,000 (recorded 6 Oct 2025) → ฿1,349,000
Aug2026
EV5 · August promotion−฿250,000Research filePartly verifiedSources: autolifethailand.tv
Todaychecked 12 Nov 2026
฿1,349,000 to ฿3,899,000 across 4 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
We also hold 7 campaign prices, kept apart from list prices.
evchu’s take · Buy or wait, today
Buy now on 2 models.
- EV5Buy 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 ฿603,000.
- EV9Buy 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 ฿1,743,000.
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 Kia. Sold by Kia Sales Thailand / Kia Thailand.
Seven years on the car, eight on the battery.
Drawn to scale, in years. Sources: autolifethailand.tv, headlightmag.com
Sold and serviced by
Who owns it
Kia Corporation (Hyundai Motor Group), Seoul — sister company to Hyundai Motor Company; Hyundai Motor Company holds ~33.9 % of Kia
Charging
PEA Volta (Provincial Electricity Authority — extensive ~700+ CCS2 DC chargers nationwide) · EleX by EGAT (Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) · ChargeNet (PTT subsidiary) · Sharge (private, BKK metro) · Evolt (BTS-affiliated) · EA Anywhere (Energy Absolute)
Showrooms
~19–20 Kia Authorised Dealers plus service centres, expanding from ~18 in early 2024 toward Plan S-5's ambitious 5× dealer-network target by 2028. Major dealer groups include Tiamruammit Auto (Huai Khwang / Bangkok), Kia Srinakarin, Kia Nonthaburi, Kia Phuket, Kia Chiang Mai, Kia Phitsanulok, Kia Pattaya, Kia Khon Kaen, Kia Korat. Several of these dealers were originally Yontrakit-network outlets that transitioned to Kia Sales Thailand's franchise system in 2024.
In Thailand since
2000Kia first entered Thailand around 2000 via Yontrakit Corporation as importer/distributor (CBU + selected CKD models including Carnival assembled at Yontrakit's General Assembly plant, Lat Krabang). On 31 Jan 2024 Kia Corporation launched Kia Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. as a wholly-owned direct subsidiary, taking distribution control away from Yontrakit. First BEVs under direct Kia operation: EV9 (launched 1 Mar 2024) and EV5 (launched 26 Mar 2024 at BIMS 2024).
What’s next
What’s next for Kia. A tax change on imported EVs.
Policy · from 1 Jan 2027
Cabinet approves 35% excise on imported EVs from 1 January 2027
- EV5 · imported fully built from China
- EV9 · imported fully built from Korea
Source: thaipbs.or.th
The research behind this page
Research file · researched 15 May 2026 · updated 12 November 2026
The Kia file.
“Kia occupies an unusual position in Thailand's BEV market that differs structurally from every other foreign brand.”From the file’s opening
10,266words · 45 min
103linked sources
10sections
87checked facts
63verified✓14partly◐10still unverified✗
Open the Kia fileInsideLength
- At a glance
- Distribution & business
- EV5 — Compact-mid BEV SUV (China-sourced LFP)
- EV9 — Full-size 3-row BEV SUV (Korea-built E-GMP)
- Models considered but not currently in TH lineup
- Cross-model lineup history (Kia Sales Thailand era only — from 2024-01-31)
- Sales / market position
- Plan S-5 strategy (2024–2028)
- Cross-cutting verification matrix
- All sources
Questions
Asked about Kia.
Which Kia EVs are sold in Thailand?
Kia has 2 EVs on sale in Thailand. From-prices: EV5 ฿1,349,000 · EV9 ฿3,899,000.
What is the cheapest Kia EV in Thailand?
The EV5, from ฿1,349,000, is the Kia EV with the lowest starting price in Thailand right now.
Who sells Kia cars in Thailand?
Kia is distributed in Thailand by Kia Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd. — wholly-owned Kia Corporation subsidiary since 2024-01-31 (replaced the prior Yontrakit Group exclusive-distributor era 2000–2024). All Kia BEVs in TH currently CBU.
How many Kia EVs have been registered in Thailand?
According to the Department of Land Transport's new-registration statistics, 1,535 of the Kia EVs sold in Thailand were registered between May 2024 and October 2026. The most registered is the EV5 (1,432).
Prices checked 12 November 2026 · Kia research file, researched 15 May 2026