Thailand’s domestic car sales surged 20.07% year-on-year to 59,198 units in July 2026, accelerating from a 17.26% increase in June, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The gain marked the fifth consecutive month of growth, underscoring a continued recovery in domestic demand. Vehicle production rose 6.12% from a year earlier to 117,383 units, rebounding from a 7.55% decline in the previous month. Despite the improvement, the FTI lowered its 2026 vehicle production forecast to 1.45 million units from 1.50 million, citing weaker export performance in the first half of the year. The industry group attributed the downward revision to persistent global headwinds, including lingering Middle East-related disruptions, ongoing trade barriers, intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, and tighter emissions regulations in key export markets. Meanwhile, Thailand's exports increased 2.39% year-on-year in July after falling 7.45% in the previous month. source: The Federation of Thai Industries

Total Vehicle Sales in Thailand decreased to 59198 Units in July from 61244 Units in June of 2026. Total Vehicle Sales in Thailand averaged 44145.07 Units from 1980 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 157529.00 Units in March of 2013 and a record low of 5338.00 Units in April of 1986. This page provides - Thailand Total Vehicle Sales- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Thailand Domestic Car Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2026.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Auto Exports	74169.00	81526.00	Units	Jul 2026
Business Confidence	49.80	46.70	points	Aug 2026
Capacity Utilization	57.24	57.51	percent	Jul 2026
Vehicle Production	117383.00	120391.00	Units	Jul 2026
Passenger Car Sales	23003.00	22875.00	Units	Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories	90094.00	25027.00	THB Million	Jun 2026
Coincident Index	102.80	104.60	points	Jul 2026
Corruption Index	33.00	34.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	116.00	107.00		Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY	0.46	-2.38	percent	Jul 2026
Industrial Production Mom	0.78	-2.37	percent	Jul 2026
Leading Economic Index	169.10	166.51	points	Jul 2026
Private Investment MoM	-0.30	0.50	percent	Jul 2026
Domestic Car Sales	59198.00	61244.00	Units	Jul 2026

Thailand Domestic Car Sales

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	59198.00	61244.00	157529.00	5338.00	1980 - 2026	Units	Monthly	Volume, NSA

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Thailand Car Sales Jump 20.07% in July

Thailand’s domestic car sales surged 20.07% year-on-year to 59,198 units in July 2026, accelerating from a 17.26% increase in June, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The gain marked the fifth consecutive month of growth, underscoring a continued recovery in domestic demand. Vehicle production rose 6.12% from a year earlier to 117,383 units, rebounding from a 7.55% decline in the previous month. Despite the improvement, the FTI lowered its 2026 vehicle production forecast to 1.45 million units from 1.50 million, citing weaker export performance in the first half of the year. The industry group attributed the downward revision to persistent global headwinds, including lingering Middle East-related disruptions, ongoing trade barriers, intensifying competition from Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, and tighter emissions regulations in key export markets. Meanwhile, Thailand's exports increased 2.39% year-on-year in July after falling 7.45% in the previous month.

2026-08-25

Thailand Car Sales Climb 17.26% in June

Thailand’s domestic car sales climbed 17.3% year-on-year to a five-month high of 61,244 units in June 2026, accelerating from 10.6% in the previous month, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). It marked the fourth consecutive month of growth. Meanwhile, car production fell 7.6% from a year earlier to 120,391 units, easing from an 11.4% drop in May. The government is reviewing a 24 billion baht ($714 million) scheme to replace up to 80,000 ageing transport vehicles with EVs and is considering expanding incentives to cover all EV purchases, aiming to support the energy transition and revive the auto sector. Looking ahead, the FTI expects vehicle output to rise 3% to 1.5 million units in 2026 after slipping 0.9% to 1.455 million units last year. Thailand's exports surged 20.8% year-on-year in June, with shipments to the US, its largest export market, jumping 44.3%, while exports to China rose 4.9%.

2026-07-24

Thailand Car Sales Rise 10.6% in May

Thailand’s domestic car sales surged 10.6% year-on-year to 57,765 in May 2026, accelerating sharply from 2.54% growth in the previous month, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). It was the third consecutive month of growth, boosted by sales of electric vehicles. Meanwhile, vehicle production plunged 17.94% from a year earlier to 114,214 units, largely due to disruptions in export markets stemming from the Middle East conflict. For the first five months of the year, production fell 1.13% from a year earlier to 587.759 units. However, the FTI maintained its 2026 production forecast, projecting total vehicle output to grow by 3.0% to 1.5 million units this year, after a 0.9% decline to 1.455 million units in 2025.

2026-06-29