Thai domestic car sales drop 13per cent y/y in October

FILE PHOTO: A general view during the media day of the 41st Bangkok International Motor Show after the Thai government eased measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand July 14, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
BANGKOK : Domestic car sales in Thailand declined 13per cent in October from a year earlier to 64,462 vehicles, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said in a statement on Thursday.
The fall was smaller than September's 19.1per cent drop, helped by government stimulus measures.
(Reporting by Satawasin Staporncharnchai; Writing by Orathai Sriring; Editing by Martin Petty)