webfact Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 K Leasing: Automobile leasing market expected to shrink 12% this yearBANGKOK, 6 August 2015 (NNT) – The market for automobile leasing is expected to contract by 12-13 percent this year, according to Kasikorn Leasing Co., Ltd. (KLeasing).Surat Leelataviwat, managing director of Kasikorn Leasing, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kasikorn Bank Plc., disclosed on Wednesday that he expected a total of 780,000 new cars to be sold in 2015.This figure would represent a shortfall of 120,000 vehicles when compared with the 2014's sales. Kasikorn Leasing is therefore shifting its emphasis toward dealers of automobiles for business use and the truck market.Special emphasis is being placed on the market for trucks used to transport cargo between countries in the Mekong region. Mr. Surat indicated that the aim was to achieve a whole-year lending growth of 1.5%.He added that the impending adjustment of the excise rate on cars with a larger engine is expected to result in a rise in sales of the said cars during the final three months of the year, whereas would-be buyers of small cars or eco-cars are expected to make their purchase at the beginning of next year.-- NNT 2015-08-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laocowboy2 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 So even more job losses at the auto factories and parts manufacturers - and perhaps more leaving for Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assayer Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 He added that the impending adjustment of the excise rate on cars with a larger engine is expected to result in a rise in sales of the said cars during the final three months of the year. Does anyone know what this is about? I hadn't heard and am interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 How much worse does the Thai economy have to get before the obvious change is made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down the rabbit hole Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 And another ringing endorsement for the generals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinot Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Or drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Please tell me how you know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Please tell me how you know that. Widely reported household debt.......... 94% of farmers in debt according to just last week, yathink some of that might just be for trucks or business vehicles they cant afford ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Please tell me how you know that. Widely reported household debt.......... 94% of farmers in debt according to just last week, yathink some of that might just be for trucks or business vehicles they cant afford ? Sounds to me about the same as most other countrys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 "impending adjustment of the excise rate on cars with a larger engine is expected to result in a rise in sales of the said cars during the final three months of the year." I doubt this will happen. The local KR Household Economic Condition Index (KR-EIC) was at 43.8 in June, the lowest point in 11 months. Consumers have became more cautious on spending and financial institutes hardened their lending policies. Household sector has diminishing purchasing power while the living expenses continue to rise. Total agricultural debt is 3 trillion baht. Yet KTC plans on an 11% expansion for loans in major cities up-country and border areas. Maybe it is depending on the government to bail out new borrowers come next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 In the UK, business use IS the lease market; most private sales are HP or personal loans. I assume private lease-purchase is more common here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Please tell me how you know that. Given the last Pheu Thai government's bright idea to increase auto production - hence cars on the road - following months of floods, I should imagine it to be fairly likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 This is just the kind of statement that should be expected. Only about 10 days ago, the bank stated that personal loans were to drop about 11%, and loans to " SME,s " about 17 % on the year. Easy to see where Somchai spends his borrowed money on business development, and infrastructure, in order to be more competetive and efficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodene Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Good news - too many cars on the roads already which people cannot afford. Please tell me how you know that. Widely reported household debt.......... 94% of farmers in debt according to just last week, yathink some of that might just be for trucks or business vehicles they cant afford ? Sounds to me about the same as most other countrys Can you support that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green job Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Answer to Boden. Have a look youself, seems you have a internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadee Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 In the UK, business use IS the lease market; most private sales are HP or personal loans. I assume private lease-purchase is more common here? Hi, I was confused by this article too. I don't think private lease-purchase is at all common here. I think the article just means that the entire market is expected to shrink and K Leasing is targeting business customers, perhaps expecting to see growth in this area. They are just using the term 'lease' broadly. Almost all private car loans in Thailand are Hire Purchase, involving a down-payment and fixed monthly installments. In fact Hire Purchase is a type of lease as the customer only acquires ownership after the final payment is made. Business leasing, on the other hand, is a tax efficient way to preserve cash-flow as the payments are tax deductible, so perhaps K Leasing believe they can make more money by targeting businesses and lending them higher amounts for greater profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 "Special emphasis is being placed on the market for trucks used to transport cargo between countries in the Mekong region. Mr. Surat indicated that the aim was to achieve a whole-year lending growth of 1.5%." But how can these trucks leave Thailand if they're being financed through hire purchase? Vehicles on hire purchase don't have customs authorization to leave Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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