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Thai car sales dip 50% in January 2016 vs December
Chris Aaron
9 March 2016
The Thai auto industry has reported a sharp dip in sales performance for the month of January 2016 versus the month before (December 2015). A report by Headlight Magazinenew incentive scheme for eco carsEco Car Project
Toyota Yaris led the fray with a total of 2,276 units sold. It was followed by the Nissan Almera with 855 units, and the Mitsubishi Mirage with 663 units. Remember, as per the new government incentives for eco cars, this segment no longer holds a significant advantage over other segments where government incentives are concerned.
The Honda City led the Thai-market B-segment with 2,381 units, while 1,950 units of the Mazda 2 (sedan and hatch collectively) were sold. The Honda Jazz trailed closely behind with 1,508 units. In the C-segment, the Toyota Corolla Altis (559 units) edged the Mazda 3 sedan and hatch collectively (438 units), followed by the Nissan Sylphy (114 units).
The D-segment was led by the Toyota CamryAccord facelift.
Honda dominated the compact MPV and SUV segments, with 136 units of the Mobilio MPV and 877 units of the HR-V sold. A level up, the Nissan X-Trail led the C-segment SUVs with 631 units versus the second-place CR-V with 175 units.
Interestingly, the new Toyota Hilux Revo, as it is known in Thailand, failed to overthrow the facelifted Isuzu D-Max, selling just 7,640 units versus the D-MaxToyota Fortuner managed to lead the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport
Chris Aaron
9 March 2016
The Thai auto industry has reported a sharp dip in sales performance for the month of January 2016 versus the month before (December 2015). A report by Headlight Magazinenew incentive scheme for eco carsEco Car Project
Toyota Yaris led the fray with a total of 2,276 units sold. It was followed by the Nissan Almera with 855 units, and the Mitsubishi Mirage with 663 units. Remember, as per the new government incentives for eco cars, this segment no longer holds a significant advantage over other segments where government incentives are concerned.The Honda City led the Thai-market B-segment with 2,381 units, while 1,950 units of the Mazda 2 (sedan and hatch collectively) were sold. The Honda Jazz trailed closely behind with 1,508 units. In the C-segment, the Toyota Corolla Altis (559 units) edged the Mazda 3 sedan and hatch collectively (438 units), followed by the Nissan Sylphy (114 units).
The D-segment was led by the Toyota CamryAccord facelift.
Honda dominated the compact MPV and SUV segments, with 136 units of the Mobilio MPV and 877 units of the HR-V sold. A level up, the Nissan X-Trail led the C-segment SUVs with 631 units versus the second-place CR-V with 175 units.
Interestingly, the new Toyota Hilux Revo, as it is known in Thailand, failed to overthrow the facelifted Isuzu D-Max, selling just 7,640 units versus the D-MaxToyota Fortuner managed to lead the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport