NP news – June 5 

As per information from the car dealer association, there is lack of strong guarantees for the electric vehicles that are imported to Myanmar. 

It is reported that some EV dealer companies in Myanmar have not applied for the licenses to open EV showroom for sale. 

Therefore, the EV users won’t receive any guarantee from the relevant companies regarding the error that arise after purchasing the EVs since it has not been officially imported, an EV car expert told the NP News. 

He said, “So, how they will give guarantee on after sales service for EVs? What about the batteries? Who will guarantee for those things? Almost all importers do not assurance for those kinds of problems since they aren’t the manufacturers. If some error arose, there are no showroom for repair service.” 

As per the reports, some companies that have licenses to import the EVs to Myanmar actually purchased the cars in China and resell them in Myanmar.  

The Ministry of Commerce has announced that the dealers shall submit the contract which was signed with the respective company to sell the respective brand so that the dealers can sell the EVs in Myanmar though they haven’t yet received a certificate to open a showroom.

However, the EVs that are displayed in the domestic market currently do not meet the requirements and there is no valid guarantee.

Currently, in the market, prices of the EVs range from over hundred thousand kyats to million kyats for a car, according to the market information. 

Therefore, there are questions and confusing over the safety and quality of the imported EVs despite of willingness to use them to reduce fuel costs. 

The Department of Consumers Affairs of the Ministry of Commerce recently announced that the EV users can report problems with regard to the EVs and batteries if the satisfactions are not met.