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Thai domestic car sales jump 25.81% y/y in January – Metro US

Thai domestic car sales jump 25.81% y/y in January

File picture shows visitors gathering around displays during a media
File picture shows visitors gathering around displays during a media presentation at the 37th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Domestic car sales in Thailand rose 25.81% in January from a year earlier to 69,455 units, helped by an easing of coronavirus curbs and government support, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

That compared with December’s 17.2% year-on-year drop.

(Reporting by Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Ed Davies)