November car sales skyrockets by 477.6 per cent

According to data compiled by Toyota
Motor Thailand, this boosted the 11-
month collective car sales to 1.29 million
units, which is a 74.7 per cent rise from
the same period last year.
"This is another new monthly sale record,"
the company said in a statement. "It
resulted from the low base last year
when the auto industry was badly hit by
the flood disaster, as well as spiking
demand thanks to the government’s first-
car buyer scheme. Auto companies’
capacity increases also quickened vehicle
delivery."
In November, the number of passenger
cars sold hit 77,743 units, up 509.9 per
cent. Among commercial vehicle sales of
70,500 units, 1-tonne pickups accounted
for 60,805 units which showed the 621.2
per cent increase on year.
"December sales should continue to rise,
as buyers are rushing before the end of
the first-car buyer scheme at the end of
this year. Moreover, auto companies rush
to deliver some of 85,000 vehicles booked
during the Motor Expo. There is a long
waiting line for popular and newly-
launched models," Toyota said.
In the first 11 months, Toyota maintained
the biggest market share of 36.8 per
cent, with the sale of 475,820 units.
Trailing behind are Isuzu and Honda, with
sales of 191,897 and 150,745 units - or
the market shares of 14.9 per cent and
11.7 per cent, respectively.