Illustrative image (Photo: nationthailand.com) The concern was raised after US and European bankingexecutives and regulators stepped in to save California-based Silicon ValleyBank, New York-based Signature Bank and 167-year-old Credit Suisse in Switzerlandfrom potential crisis.
Surapong Paisitpatanapong, FTI Vice Chairman, said that if the financialturbulence cannot be contained, the global financial system will be affected,which may eventually have a negative impact on Thai banks and non-banks thatgrant loans to car and motorcycle buyers.
The FTI is closely monitoring whether global financialinstitutions will face an impact, he said.
The FTI’s Automotive Industry Club predicted that if theThai auto industry is not overwhelmed by these negative factors, its total autoproduction will reach the target of 1.95 million units this year, up 3.53% fromthe more than 1.88 million units by 2022.
Automobile production in Thailand rose 6.39% in Februaryfrom a year earlier to 165,612 units, as the shortage of microchips eased andexport increased.
In the month, export climbed 11.42% from a year earlier to88,525 units. Domestic sales, however, dropped 3.94% year-on-year to 71,551units./.
VNA
