Joseph Lim May 20
#Government demands #Volvo explain #overheating #batteries & #fires
🤦‍♂️"co will be questioned abt timeframe of its #recall of 1,668 #EX30 cars for battery replacement, #compensation for owners waiting for a battery replacement, & the cause of the fires.. 🧐The OCPB has ordered the company to test its products and report the findings in 30 days. It will also take civil action to force the company and its dealers to give #refunds, with interest, to the 45 buyers"
#MadeInPRC 🤔
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3257505/govt-demands-volvo-explain-overheating-batteries-and-fires
Show threadJoseph Lim 
#Volvo #recalls #EVs due to overheating batteries
🧐"Volvo didn't address how long #Thai customers will hv to wait for replacements, but pledged to handle all affected vehicles responsibly. Globally, the company recalled more than 40,000 units of #EX30, incl'g in Australia, Brazil & US. The #faulty #battery packs were #manufactured at a Volvo facility in #China. Headquartered in Gothenburg Sweden, Volvo Cars is owned by #Chinese multinational Zhejiang #Geely Holding Group"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/motoring/3207860/volvo-recalls-evs-due-to-overheating-batteries
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Show threadJoseph Lim May 21
Thai consumer watchdog to sue Volvo over battery fires
" #Thailand’s #consumer #watchdog will file a #civilsuit against the local unit of #Volvo Cars over #battery-related #fires ​in its #EX30 model, ‌an official said after a meeting between customers and the carmaker failed to reach an agreement.. “Most consumers want a full #refund and not battery replacements,” EX30-owner Tanchanok Nowsuwan, who attended ⁠the meeting, told reporters."
https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3258690/thai-consumer-watchdog-to-sue-volvo-over-battery-fires