Does anyone know how this rebate is worked out, is it a percentage of the purchase

price, if so what percentage and how long will it be available

See this link for double cab refunds, see here for sedans and here for 2-door pickups.

It's not a percentage of the purchase price, but rather a percentage of the wholesale price

All cars sold in Thailand are liable to pay an excise tax (info on taxes here) - the first car buyer's program offers up to 100,000 Baht rebate on the excise tax value, after one year of ownership, with these basic rules:

• Purchaser must be a Thai national, and over 18 years old
  
• Purchaser must have never had a car or truck registered in their name
  
• Purchaser must agree to waive their rights to sell the car for 5 years
  
• The car must be:
  
  • Made in Thailand
    
  • A pickup truck, or a passenger car with an engine less than or equal to 1.5L
    
  • Have a sticker price less than 1M Baht
    
  • Be purchased before Oct 30, 2012
    

It's not a percentage of the purchase price, but rather a percentage of the wholesale price

All cars sold in Thailand are liable to pay an excise tax (info on taxes here) - the first car buyer's program offers up to 100,000 Baht rebate on the excise tax value, after one year of ownership, with these basic rules:

• Purchaser must be a Thai national, and over 18 years old
  
• Purchaser must have never had a car or truck registered in their name
  
• Purchaser must agree to waive their rights to sell the car for 5 years
  
• The car must be:
  
  • Made in Thailand
    
  • A pickup truck, or a passenger car with an engine less than or equal to 1.5L
    
  • Have a sticker price less than 1M Baht
    
  • Be purchased before Oct 30, 2012
    

Hi Moon River

Are you sure that a Thai national can qualify for this scheme if they are 18 or over.I thought they had to be 21

Hi Moon River

Are you sure that a Thai national can qualify for this scheme if they are 18 or over.I thought they had to be 21

You are of course correct - thanks for fixing my mistake

And I should also point out that according to the latest version of the rules, the cut-off date for the program is 31 December 2012. I'm not sure if this has changed recently, or whether my memory is just failing me though

Info (in Thai) here:

http://www.excise.go..._m_24022555.pdf

Edit: It would appear from the filename of the linked PDF, that the rules were amended on 24 Feb 2012..