2012 Thailand International Motor Expo

[Nereus]

On in Bangkok from 29th November--10th December. Last year there was a big display of motorbikes for those interested.

http://www.motorexpo.co.th/2012/inter.php

[Nereus]

On in Bangkok from 29th November--10th December. Last year there was a big display of motorbikes for those interested.
http://www.motorexpo.co.th/2012/inter.php

This still on if you don`t like the Hua Hin show! Went today, and although I am not a motorbike fan I do appreciate fine machinery. And there was plenty of that, along with some nice bodywork on some of the other "exhibits" as well!

All the big bikes are on display: Triumph Bonneville and the other, is it "Tiger"? Anyway, it is HUGE! How some small framed Thai could safely handle it escapes me.
A Honda "Gold Wing" at just over 1.5 Million Baht.
There is a nice Rolls Royce Convertible that I decided to buy, but as they would not let me take it home there and then, I decided to pass.

On until Sunday.

[Nereus]

Third World Country! There are some good photos on the link.
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Motor expo bookings soar

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/3 ... motor-show

Buyers booked orders for more than 80,000 cars over the ten days of the 29th Thailand International Motor Expo 2012, the highest ever, organising chairman Kwanchai Papaspong said on Tuesday.

The number sales greatly exceeded the set target of 50,000 units, he said. It was the highest figure since the motor show began 29 years ago.

He said 1.65 million people paid to get in and more than 90 billion baht was circulated in the system during the motor show, substantially higher than the target of 55 billion baht.

The most popular cars were Honda City, followed by Suzuki Swift, Honda Brio Amaze and Nissan Almera. The top five booked brands were Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Isuzu and Mazda, he added.

A major factor that helped spur the demand for new cars was the government’s 100,000 baht tax rebate for first-car buyers, which is due to expire at the end of the year, the organising chairman said.

However, Mr Kwanchai was concerned that the huge number of sales this year would trim demand for new cars by as much as 20% next year.

[VincentD]

Now all they need to do is build enough roads for those additional cars to drive on.

[Dannie Boy]

Now all they need to do is build enough roads for those additional cars to drive on.

I hope they didn't sell too many Fortuners