25,000 vehicles booked at Motor Expo
The 28th Thailand International Motor Expo successfully ended with the booking for 25,000 vehicles.
The expo preliminarily generated Bt27.5 billion in revenue, inclusive of the value of brand-new, second-hand and accessories sold at the 12-day event. It welcomed 1.5 million visitors. Official figures would be updated and concluded at 10pm today.
Due to the great floods, the organiser cut down the original target of 30,000 units to 25,000 units.
"This reflects the power of coordination from all parties - the organiser, exhibitors and the general public. Despite the disaster, all would go through the crisis with cooperation," said Kwanchai Papaspong, chairman of Inter-Media Consultant Co Ltd which organised the event.
Nissan received the highest booking at the event, at 4,600 units. In last year's event, it was ranked the fourth. Mazda rose from the fifth place to the second with the booking for 4,500 units. Isuzu maintained the third ranking with the booking for 3,400 units.
This year, Toyota which holds the biggest market share and Honda did not take orders. Toyota just resumed operations on Nov 21 and had to clear accumulated orders, while Honda still does not know when its assembly plants in Ayutthaya can resume operations.
