The motor show continues to be a very popular event in Bangkok with 1.6 million people through the gates over the 12 days. The Bangkok International Motor Show has been the “baby” of Dr. Prachin Eamlumnow (Grand Prix International) who has overseen the show building up to be a major international event.
Bookings taken during the show were 36,093 units in total, which ensures the confidences in the Thai automobile market in the second quarter to have definitely grown.
Looking at Car and Motorcycle booking numbers derived from the show, the total booking number was 36,093 units, which can be divided into passenger cars; 31,031 units, motorcycle; 4,043 units, and electric sub-compact commercial vehicle; 1,019 units.
Jaturont Komolmis, the Executive Committee / Chief Operating Officer of Grand Prix International PLC and the Vice Chairman of Bangkok International Motor Show stated that the 38th Bangkok International Motor Show was again a successful event in all aspects, which include the greater number of exhibitors participating in the show namely the car manufacturers, motorcycle manufacturers and automotive business operators.
Jaturont said the market is now gradually recovering. From this factor, the sub-compact and compact passenger car as well as commercial vehicle are gaining high popularity from the consumers. Despite the strict regulations on the safety of commercial vehicle which have just come into effect recently, this segment of vehicle was still a center of attention for the visitors. The booking ratio of the commercial vehicle is about 20-30 percent of the total booking numbers.
Medium size passenger cars and premium luxury automobiles are highly popular with the visitors since many companies have recently launched a number of new models in this segment. This has been so, especially for the SUV segment, which has been growing rapidly in accordance with the market demand.
Actual booking numbers showed that Toyota had kept its market leadership with 5,465, followed by Honda 5,279, Mazda 3,419, Isuzu 2,974 and Ford 1,868. Once again, in the luxury segment, Mercedes-Benz with 2,090 outsold BMW, despite the number of different models shown by BeeEmm.
Jaturont Komolmis mentioned that the Bangkok International Motor Show has been receiving excellent support and is trusted by car companies, motorcycle companies and other automotive business entrepreneurs. This event is the premier car show in Thailand which can be truly ranked as a world class Motor Show, he said.
