Thai exports of completely-built-units (CBU) in April dropped 7.52 per cent year-on-year to 67,114 vehicles . Almost all destinations saw declines in Thai car exports, except for shipments to Australia and the Middle East, said Surapong Paisitpatnapong, spokesman of the FTI’s Automotive Industry Club. In the first four months of the year, Thailand’s CBU exports dipped 0.23 per cent to 366,955 units with a total value of Bt185.2 billion, down 2.46 per cent year-on-year. Total car production went up 5.52 per cent year-on-year in the four-month period to 711,729 units. In the first four months of this year, domestic car sales increased 10.5 per cent year-on-year to 349,625 cars.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 23, 2019 21:50 UTC