FILE PHOTO: Vehicles are seen stuck in traffic along a road in Bangkok, Thailand December 18, 2018. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand dropped for a second straight month in February, down 10.9% from year earlier to 58,960 vehicles, amid concerns about a new coronavirus outbreak, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

In January, sales tumbled 21.3% year-on-year to 55,208 cars.

(Reporting Kitiphong Thaichareon; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Ed Davies)

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Cheer up might be a spike in April sales replacing motors obliterated into 000's of pieces over Songkran's deathfest ..

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Domestic car sales in Thailand dropped for a second straight month in February, down 10.9% from year earlier to 58,960 vehicles, amid concerns about a new coronavirus outbreak, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

In January, sales tumbled 21.3% year-on-year to 55,208 cars.

Now we know why they just increased the road speed limit - need to write off more cars to spur the car industry growth

No surprise at all.  The only reason there was an increase in December was because of the promotions the dealers carried out and then the trade in's that were taken.  No normal person or family has the disposable income needed to buy a new vehicle with the Covid times amongst us.  No money, no Honey, no toys......

Surprising really in a country where (car) servicing is unheard of; where road worthiness tests are demanded every 7 years (assuming the owner can remember when he bought the car) and there being no police force.

9 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Surprising really in a country where (car) servicing is unheard of; where road worthiness tests are demanded every 7 years (assuming the owner can remember when he bought the car) and there being no police force.

i thought it was every year after seven years for cars and every year after five years for scooters/motorcycles. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Domestic car sales in Thailand dropped for a second straight month in February, down 10.9% from year earlier to 58,960 vehicles, amid concerns about a new coronavirus outbreak, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Thursday.

Still dropping, waiting for the auto-makers to start serious cutting back.

1 hour ago, NCC1701A said:

i thought it was every year after seven years for cars and every year after five years for scooters/motorcycles. 

After 7 years everything is forgotten in Thailand...

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

After 7 years everything is forgotten in Thailand...

Wait, I thought Elephants never forget.

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

After 7 years everything is forgotten in Thailand...

not in Hua Hin. can't go anywhere without running into your ex girlfriends. 

11 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

not in Hua Hin. can't go anywhere without running into your ex girlfriends. 

Is that because they have good memories or just sheer numbers?

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Is that because they have good memories or just sheer numbers?

unfortunately both. 

I always found it pretty strange that as I rode my motorbike in Phuket around Rawai at 60kmh that the Thai women could remember who I was and call me by my name, actually yelling it out as I rode by, no matter what bike I was riding at the time.  No my name is not Hansum man....lol