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Thailand's automobile production up 6.39% in Feb

Automobile production in Thailand rose 6.39% in February from a year earlier to 165,612 units, as a shortage of microchips eased and export increased, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported.
Thailand's automobile production up 6.39% in Feb ảnh 1              Car production plant in Chon Buri province of Thailand. (Photo: bangkokpost.com)

Bangkok (VNA) - Automobile production in Thailand rose 6.39% inFebruary from a year earlier to 165,612 units, as a shortage of microchipseased and export increased, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)reported.

Spokespersonfor FTI’s automotive industry division Surapong Paisitpattanapong said export climbed 11.42% in February from a year earlier, after January’s 24.28%rise.

Domesticsales, however, dropped 3.94% in February from a year earlier, after January’s5.58% fall, due to an unexpected sharp decrease in truck sales, he said.

InJanuary, automobile production rose 4.02% year-on-year. Thailand is a regionalvehicle production and export base for some of the world’s top carmakers,including Toyota and Honda./.

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