Vietnamplus

The final day of the 35th Motor Expo in the Thai capital was well attended and ended with a significant number of sales.

Over 60 carmakers will unveil new vehicles at Motor Expo 2018 this year, with preorder sales expected to exceed 55 billion baht.

The sales of new vehicles in Thailand in 2018 are expected to hit one million units for the first time in five years, according to data from Toyota Motor Thailand.

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has increased its projection for domestic car sales this year to 850,000 cars, a rise of 10.6 percent against the previous year and up from its previous prediction of 830,000.

A number of authorised auto importers and distributors in Vietnam have confirmed they’ll attend the 2016 Vietnam International Motor Show (VIMS) scheduled for October 26-30 next year.