Earlier this week, we read that Thai car production hit the highest point (256,581 units in November) since it began there in 1961, and it turns out that last month also saw monthly vehicle exports exceed the 100,000-unit mark for the first time since the Kingdom began shipping cars out in 1988.
Vehicle exports hit a record 100,225 units worth 46.6 billion baht last month, up by 1,502% year-on-year, according to the Federation of Thai Industries’ automotive industry club. The huge y-o-y jump is of course due to last year’s big flood which halted production, but it’s still a sign that not only is business back on track, it’s booming.
Year-to-date exports reached 940,374 units worth 449 billion baht, up by 34.2% year-on-year in volume and 37.7% in value.
The federation’s spokesman said the Thai auto industry is set to produce 214,988 vehicles this month, bringing the 2012 total to 2.45 million, a record high for the country. It’s not just exports that are fuelling the demand – year-to-date domestic sales rose by 74.5% year-on-year to 1.29 million vehicles.
In contrast to last year’s water woes, it’s happy days for the Detroit of the East. So, no pressure then, for the people charged with forming our National Automotive Policy (NAP) review!
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Our G and their supporters will always have something to argue on the figure and statistics. Whatever they formulate, only benefits their own pockets and cronies. No future foresights, caused they just don’t care. Pity our future children. Sigh
why not Malaysia? we are so closed yet we are so far.
G supporters will either say this will bankrupt the country or if you don’t like don’t stay in Malaysia
Their foresight is to breed cronies and suck rakyat!
here we go again!
Thailand takes money from foreigners to benefit their citizens but our government takes money from our rakyat to benefit cronies.
Malaysia Boleh!
Yes thanks to Dr Mamak = Father of Thai automotive industry
And also to MITI = Ministry of International Thai Industry
Ministry of Indonesian & Thai Industry:
http://www.star-motoring.com/News/2012/Indonesia-out-to-make-become-hub-for-cheap-green-c.aspx
they should build a statue of bapa industri motor siam at the kedah-thai border
We can have Mount Rushmore alike in Malaysia border for Malaysian to remember our PM cum Minister of Finance, It start with our PM Mamak, PM Pak Tidur, and the last one PM Najis (this will be the last).
“but it’s still a sign that not only is business back on track, it’s booming.”
their automotive industry now booming. but we? our automotive been ‘bombing’ by our greedy minister and our ‘beloved’ ex PM?…. pity us
err, maybe we already achieve our maximum sales potential? 28 million ppl, more than 10 million cars on the road (some in used car court of course) and more than half million new cars registered each year.
its hard to do more, isnt it?
unless, we have 50 million population. or we practise compulsory car scrapping programme, at least 10 yrs max in cities and 25 yrs max at other places.
Why the bapa proton tak tau malu driving Porsche? His ego make Malaysian suffer.
74.5% rise in domestic sales? Wow! Our northern neighbours must be getting richer. Even Indon maids also don’t want to come in anymore becoz they themselves are getting more prosperous (ok since this is motoring forum, they also record higher vehicle sales). Do we need a fresh outlook in the country’s stewardship? Gomen just start with NAP lah, prove to us all is not lost. Even the current education system cause lots of worry for our children already
It is the right time to vote BN out. BN is a heavy baggage for our nation, with it’s billions ringgit of corruption, rotten policy to cheat us Malaysian and ego attitude that don’t put we rakyat first.
The title ‘Detroit of the East’ was ours to lose and we lost it at the expense of the people…
The gomen has always argued that Potong have provided tens of thousands of jobs to con kampung folks..we all know that u dont need an own car industry to do that…in fact without
Potong, maybe millions of jobs will be avalaible, as all the world car manufactuers set up shop in Malaysia..and we dont even know the monthly sales figure now as MyCC claimed its illegal to publish the sales figures…thats the problem when incompetent people appointed
MITI still in slumberland having wet dreams thinking
that foreigners are begging to invest in Msia when infact
it has instead gone to Thailand and Indonesia.
Time to restructure the NAP and MITI !!
Not structure, but abolished NAP and MITI so that the son of former PM cannot be sitting duck deputy minister to look after cronies!
Thai can hit more than 100,000 car in monthly export.
Hmmmmm, our jaguh kampung no. 2 even can’t hit 10,000 car in export!
National car and patriotic konon, poodahhhh!!!!!!
JAKARTA, Dec 26 – The Indonesian government will put in place a regulation on the production of low-cost green cars (LCGC) after an automotive manufacturer here invested heavily on green cars,
“The ministry of finance will ensure that the LCGC regulation is put in place,” said Anshari Bukhari, Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry on Tuesday, adding that the ministry is keen on implementing the regulation by the end of this year.
“It also reflects investors trust in the government.”
He said the Toyota Group has increased its production capacity.
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MITI still sitting on the green car incentives as
other countries are already making inroads for the future. Where is the vision, foresight and direction our NAP is heading ?
NAP heading is to maintain gravy train for cronies and AP King.
MITI, with former PM son as Deputy Minister is to make sure they implemented NAP forever as far as they are in office ……
Overtaken by Thailand and now Indonesia???
OMG, how long must we wait anymore before we take these people out of office?
Not long, GE 13 coming soon! Then kick their ass out of office!
BN main busuk when they loose, wait and see, they are too ego to admit lost.
i confess i single handedly screwed up our auto inds. so hang me :(