Exhibitors at the 35th Thailand International Motor Expo took 44,189 orders for cars and motorcycles, up 10.9% on last year and worth 56 billion baht.
The 12-day exposition, at Impact Muang Thong Thani, ended on Monday.
Kwanchai Paphatphong, the organising chairman, said on Tuesday that Honda took the most bookings, at 6,842 units, followed by Mazda (6,509), Toyota (5,907), Isuzu (4,437) and Mitsubishi (3,619).
Cars were the most popular variety of vehicles at the expo, making up 38.9% of the booked orders, slightly exceeding last year’s level of 38.7%, Mr Kwanchai said.
The five cars with the most bookings were Honda Civic, Honda City, Mazda 2, Honda Jazz and MG 3.
Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) accounted for 34.3% of the bookings, slightly up from last year (33.9%). The most popular were Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, MG ZS, Honda CR-V, Honda HR-V and Ford Everest.
Pickup trucks accounted for 17.2%, down from last year (17.9%). Bookings were dominated by Ford Ranger, Isuzu D-Max, Mitsubishi Triton, Toyota Revo and Nissan Navara.
The luxury segment saw bookings for 4,213 units. The top five were Merdeces-Benz, BMW, Volvo, Audi and Porsche.
There were 9,169 orders placed for motorcycles, higher than the target. Honda took the most with 1,531 units, followed by Yamaha (1,111), Lambretta (1,012), Kawasaki (775) and Vespa (605).
The average car price at the expo rose to 1,286,898 baht (last year’s price was 1,271,837 baht). About 56 billion baht was put in circulation at the expo, which drew 1,534,961 visitors, up 12.8% from last year.