Here's the nested spintax format for the provided text: The Thai capital – 31st of October 2023 - The manufacturer and distributor of MG cars in Thailand, unveil the inauguration of their inaugural EV battery production hub in ASEAN. Located at the NEW ENERGY INDUSTRIAL PARK, the plant's production capabilities are projected to hit fifty thousand units of batteries annually, making the company ready to become the leader in the Kingdom's electric vehicle production with the nation to serve as the production hub for EVs across Southeast Asia. SAIC Motor-CP has inaugurated its new electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in ASEAN under the name of HASCO-CP BATTERY SHOP, located at the NEW ENERGY INDUSTRIAL PARK covering an expanse of around 75 rais. Following the groundbreaking ceremony being organized this past April, the battery production hub is divided into two core zones. The first one is the battery assembly area that operates fully automated via state-of-the-art robotic technology, Laser Welding ensuring precision and CCD vision systems to cross-check the standards of battery with its master unit prior to its installation into an 100% electric vehicle. The second area is allocated for battery testing and validation which involves over 60 processes including charge-discharge cycles, air leak detection, Insulation Test as well as Static Test. The production line is capable of produce up to 50,000 Cell-To-Pack battery units annually, offering quality standards on par with those produced on a global scale. Battery packs produced from the manufacturing plant will be first installed on MG4 ELECTRIC and other other models going forward. At present, the factory is undergoing production preparation process with plans for official operations to commence next year. Zhao Feng, President of SAIC Motor-CP, stated, "The EV battery shop is part of the development plan for the New Energy Industrial Estate located inside the WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 2 (WHA ESIE