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Domestic car sales rise in March, as car exports fall

Visitors attend the Bangkok International Motor Show in the Challenger Hall at Muang Thong Thani on March 22, 2022. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Domestic car sales in March rose 9.1% from a year earlier to 87,245 units, helped by improved economic activity following an easing of coronavirus curbs and relief measures, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Monday.

Higher-than-expected bookings during the Bangkok International Motor Show between late March and early April were also a boost, Surapong Paisitpattanapong, a spokesman for FTI’s automotive industry division, told a news conference.

In the first quarter of 2022, car sales jumped 19.1% from a year earlier to 231,189 vehicles, he said.

“Given a very strong first…

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