Politics – The government shows the number of cars registered. An increase in the last year, more than a million cars

The government shows the number of car registrations increasing in the last year, more than a million cars. Emphasize the purchasing power of the public sector. 26 electric vehicle production projects were approved

Miss Ratchada Thanadirek, Deputy Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office Reveal the number of all types of cars with registration Collected by the Land Transport Department. representing an increase of more than 1 million vehicles during the same period compared to last year representing an economic recovery The consumption, service and production sectors, including manufacturing, make people and entrepreneurs have more of purchasing power. And most recently, the 39th Motor Expo or Motor Expo 2022 on December 12, there were a total of 36,679 car orders at the event, an increase of 16.1% from the previous year. worth more than 50,000 million baht, there are 5,800 electric car orders

Ms Ratchada said that from the statistical data of the Transport Statistics Group, Planning Division, Land Transport Department, found that on 30 May, 2022, 41,955,920 registered cars were accumulated, an increase of 1,067,969 r the previous year on the same date, covering various types of cars motorcycles, tractors, road rollers, etc., but excluding buses, trucks and registered cars. and the car will not be used forever

For the types of motor vehicles with the highest increase, the first two are
1 There are passengers not exceeding 7 people, there were 11,314,722 units, an increase of 487,262 units.
2 Private motorcycles, numbered 22,094,056 units, an increase of 455,326 units.

And when separating electric cars only A total of 326,918 units have been divided into
– 255,733 Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)
– A total of 41,743 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)
– A total of 29,402 units for Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).

The use of electric cars has increased significantly. In line with the 2030 goal, total domestic electric vehicle production is 725,000 units per year, accounting for 30% of total vehicle production. This will allow by 2030 to add value to the gross domestic product (GDP) at least 200,000 million baht and create a demand for modern automotive workers of around 30,000 jobs per year.

“The number of cars in Thailand Especially in the group of personal cars and bicycles which has increased by millions of cars. Noting that the purchasing power of Thai people is higher, clearly reflecting the economic recovery at the same time, the number of electric cars The total registrations are over 300,000 units, especially in the group of passenger cars. It confirms the effectiveness of government policy to promote the use of electric cars. That will lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Solving global warming problems for the year 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Automotive Entrepreneurs It is expected that there will be an increase in the use of electric cars. an increase of more than 50,000 cars more than that Measures to promote investment in the production of electric cars/motorcycles through tax measures It can be considered very effective. Considering that the Board of Investment (BOI) has already approved 26 electric vehicle projects from 17 companies,” said Ms Ratchada.