BANGKOK ― Car production in regional auto-making hub Thailand fell 20.56 percent in August from a year earlier due mainly to weaker domestic sales, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Tuesday.
The figure compared with July's 16.6 percent year-on-year decline. It was the 13th straight month that production had contracted.In the January- August period, car production contracted 17.69 percent from a year earlier to just over a million units, the federation said.Domestic car sales declined 24.98 percent in August from a year earlier, after an annual drop of 20.58 percent in July, it said.
Thailand is Southeast Asia's biggest auto production center and an export base for some of the world's top carmakers, including Toyota and Honda, with pickup trucks among the key vehicles manufactured.About half of units are sold domestically, but the sector has suffered from weak demand, due mainly to high household debt and a significant tightening of loans, particularly for pickup trucks.
Car Production Drops 20.56% Y/Y In August
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