Another country that loves pickup trucks (utes) Thailand
Best Selling Cars Thailand March 2015: Honda HR-V and Toyota Camry shoot up
Pos | Model | Mar-15 | % | Feb | 2015 | % | Pos | FY14 |
1 | Toyota Hilux | 11,849 | 16.0% | 1 | 32,845 | 16.6% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Isuzu D-Max | 10,628 | 14.3% | 2 | 29,809 | 15.1% | 2 | 2 |
3 | Toyota Yaris | 4,736 | 6.4% | 4 | 10,869 | 5.5% | 3 | 3 |
4 | Toyota Vios | 4,153 | 5.6% | 3 | 10,579 | 5.3% | 4 | 4 |
5 | Honda City | 2,938 | 4.0% | 5 | 8,790 | 4.4% | 5 | 5 |
6 | Toyota Corolla | 2,578 | 3.5% | 6 | 7,132 | 3.6% | 6 | 6 |
7 | Honda HR-V | 2,500 | 3.4% | 12 | 5,658 | 2.9% | 9 | 34 |
8 | Mitsubishi Triton | 2,379 | 3.2% | 7 | 6,550 | 3.3% | 7 | 7 |
9 | Nissan Navara | 1,985 | 2.7% | 8 | 5,954 | 3.0% | 8 | 12 |
10 | Ford Ranger | 1,931 | 2.6% | 9 | 5,073 | 2.6% | 11 | 8 |
Hilux, D-Max, Triton, Navara, Ranger are all pickup trucks and place in the top 10 (including 1st and 2nd place)
reasons include usefullnes, and ability not to get bogged in mud.
Another Country Australia, 3 utes in the top 10
Hilux, Ranger and Triton
The 10 most popular cars of 2014
reasons include ability not to get bogged when parking (very important for Tradespeople, they may drive on bitumen, but the park on the dirt), and ability to haul stuff in the back.
Top 10 models – 2014
1. Toyota Corolla – 43,735
2. Mazda3 – 43,313
3. Toyota HiLux – 38,126
4. Hyundai i30 – 31,505
5. Holden Commodore – 30,203
6. Ford Ranger – 26,619
7. Mitsubishi Triton – 24,256
8. Toyota Camry – 22,044
9. Mazda CX-5 – 21,571
10. Volkswagen Golf – 19,178
Some regions pivot to trucks for work vehicles, some choose vans, So China may prefer enclosed vans like WULING, serves a similar purpose
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Thailand March 2015 – models:
Pos | Model | Mar-15 | % | Feb | 2015 | % | Pos | FY14 |
1 | Toyota Hilux | 11,849 | 16.0% | 1 | 32,845 | 16.6% | 1 | 1 |
2 | Isuzu D-Max | 10,628 | 14.3% | 2 | 29,809 | 15.1% | 2 | 2 |
3 | Toyota Yaris | 4,736 | 6.4% | 4 | 10,869 | 5.5% | 3 | 3 |
4 | Toyota Vios | 4,153 | 5.6% | 3 | 10,579 | 5.3% | 4 | 4 |
5 | Honda City | 2,938 | 4.0% | 5 | 8,790 | 4.4% | 5 | 5 |
6 | Toyota Corolla | 2,578 | 3.5% | 6 | 7,132 | 3.6% | 6 | 6 |
7 | Honda HR-V | 2,500 | 3.4% | 12 | 5,658 | 2.9% | 9 | 34 |
8 | Mitsubishi Triton | 2,379 | 3.2% | 7 | 6,550 | 3.3% | 7 | 7 |
9 | Nissan Navara | 1,985 | 2.7% | 8 | 5,954 | 3.0% | 8 | 12 |
10 | Ford Ranger | 1,931 | 2.6% | 9 | 5,073 | 2.6% | 11 | 8 |
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Thailand March 2015 – models:
Pos Model Mar-15 % Feb 2015 % Pos FY14
1 Toyota Hilux 11,849 16.0% 1 32,845 16.6% 1 1
2 Isuzu D-Max 10,628 14.3% 2 29,809 15.1% 2 2
3 Toyota Yaris 4,736 6.4% 4 10,869 5.5% 3 3
4 Toyota Vios 4,153 5.6% 3 10,579 5.3% 4 4
5 Honda City 2,938 4.0% 5 8,790 4.4% 5 5
6 Toyota Corolla 2,578 3.5% 6 7,132 3.6% 6 6
7 Honda HR-V 2,500 3.4% 12 5,658 2.9% 9 34
8 Mitsubishi Triton 2,379 3.2% 7 6,550 3.3% 7 7
9 Nissan Navara 1,985 2.7% 8 5,954 3.0% 8 12
10 Ford Ranger 1,931 2.6% 9 5,073 2.6% 11 8