November car sales hit record high

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November car sales hit record high

Published: 26 Dec 2012 at 12.22
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Car sales for November by all car-makers totaled 148,243 units, up 447.6% over last November, Vudhigorn Suriyachantananont, Toyota Motor Thailand’s senior vice president, said on Wednesday.

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Of the total, 77,743 units were passenger cars, 70,500 were commercial vehicles which included 60,805 of one-tonne pickup trucks, Mr Vudhigorn said.

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Scratch
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Discussion 11 : 29 Dec 2012 at 22.3311
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May I remind you that Thailand is bigger then Bangkok alone...
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Discussion 10 : 27 Dec 2012 at 15.5610
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Wait to see the report on rising debt and people who complain why they didn't get their rebate. Aeon one of the biggest loan company is already seeing a rise in profit due to bigger spendings.
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Discussion 9 : 26 Dec 2012 at 22.269
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I would guess that last Novembers numbers were about zero here in Bangkok. Who could drive then???
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Discussion 8 : 26 Dec 2012 at 21.578
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The rebate scheme was a foolish election pledge and the money would have been better spent on public transportation.
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Discussion 7 : 26 Dec 2012 at 21.427
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Certainly the policy makers were not aware or ignored the problems which will be caused by the car buying scheme. Instead they should have found the ways to encourage the people who drive to use public transportation. I own the car but occasionally enjoy travel by bus or van.
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Discussion 6 : 26 Dec 2012 at 19.586
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It's so heartening on my way to the BTS / MRTA to walk past the car-dwellers in their mobile (semi) prisons.

Bring on more cars. It makes it so much easier and safer to cross the road when they're not moving.
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Discussion 5 : 26 Dec 2012 at 17.585
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My girlfriend bought a new car under this scheme yesterday. I picture her giving up driving to and from work though after about a week sitting in traffic. Currently, she gets to sleep in a commuter van from one side of Bangkok to the other and back every day. She won't get to do that anymore if she's behind the wheel.
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Discussion 4 : 26 Dec 2012 at 17.154
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Wait and see the result of this policy implementation in the few coming years.
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Discussion 3 : 26 Dec 2012 at 16.083
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Either they are reporting sales or deliveries. If deliveries, then yes, figures for early next year will look good, but if they are reporting sales, expect a severe decline in the market next year. You'd expect an SVP of Toyota to understand the difference.

Either way, this rebate scheme was one of the most ill-conceved policies of the government, doing nothing for the environment as it doesn't remove old cars from the roads, and only serves to makes existing congestion worse by encouraging people off public transport and into cars, contradicting what most other more developed countries are doing.
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Discussion 2 : 26 Dec 2012 at 15.402
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Great news for the already severed congested traffic jam of Bangkok!
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