Bangkok International Motor Show near 40,000 vehicle sales target

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BANGKOK, 6 April 2015, Organizers of the 36th Bangkok International Motor Show, say the event almost reached its targeted 40,000 vehicles sold, by the end of the show on Sunday.

Crowds flocked to the last day of the event yesterday at Challenger Hall, Impact Arena, Muangthong Thani, where 170 exhibits from 30 car manufacturers and 9 motorbike producers showed their latest models and offered their best deals.

The Show organizers said that the event this year fell a bit short of the 40,000 cars expected to sell, a drop from last year which was above the 40,000 mark. The organizers stated the top selling brand remained Toyota followed by Honda and Isuzu.

They stated that although the number of vehicles sold was fewer than in 2014, the value was definitely higher, as sales of luxurious car with price tags higher than 1 million baht was 30% more than that of last year. The figure signals the public’s recovered purchasing power.

The organizers thus concluded that this year’s event was a success one.

Meanwhile, Toyota Motors reported that it was able to sell 4,808 vehicles over the first 11 days of the event, speculating however that by the end of the show it would have sold a total of 6,000 cars. The company however acknowledged that the figure was slightly lower than it initially anticipated.

The Motor Show organizers are to release the official sales figures as soon as they become available.