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Mazda BT-50

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Second Thailand update for today, with pick-up sales for September now in… The Toyota Hilux widens the gap with its arch-rival the Isuzu D-Max by selling a huge 21,029 units in Thailand alone for a 42.4% market share of the Thai pick-up market. This is to be compared to just under 40% year-to-date, vs. 15,391 and 31% in September and 31.2% year-to-date for the D-Max. At this rate, the Hilux will sell over 200,000 units in Thailand for the first time in the history of the nameplate…

While the Mitsubishi Triton continues to wind down at 8.8% share (vs. 10.4% ytd), the Mazda BT-50 is up to #4 with 3,065 sales and 6.2%, passing the Chevrolet Colorado at 2,984 units and 6%. The Nissan Navara ranks #6 while the Ford Ranger has a month off at just 1,185 sales.

Previous Thailand post: Thailand breaks 1 million car sales barrier for the first time

Previous month: Thailand Pick-ups August 2012: Ford Ranger and Mazda BT-50 up

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full September 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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The Toyota Hilux should top the Thai models ranking for the 7th consecutive year in 2012 (Picture by autoevolution).

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While we were expecting Indonesia to be the first South East Asian car market to pass the one million annual units by the end of 2012, it is Thailand that toppled that milestone first thanks to explosive growth over the last few months. A record 1,000,577 new cars found a new home in Thailand over the first 9 months of 2012, up a huge 71% year-on-year! Total domestic sales in 2011 were 794,081 units, placing Thailand at #20 in the world’s biggest car markets ranking. In 2012 it should shoot up to #13, passing countries like Spain, Turkey, Mexico, Australia and… regional rival Indonesia.

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The Isuzu D-Max is the 2nd best-selling model in Thailand in 2012 so far.

In September alone, the Thai new car market is up 53% year-on-year to reach 132,874 registrations, an all-time monthly record for the Thai industry. Of the total, 68,282 were passenger cars (+68%) and 64,592 were commercial vehicles (+39%). These huge figures have prompted the Department of Land Transport, faced with a shortage of licence plate numbers, to introduce a new licence plate numbering system, placing a numeral in front of the two Thai alphabet characters – for example, 1กก XXXX. This system is expected to remain in use for the next 157 years…

Other Thai September post: Thailand Pick-ups September 2012: Mazda BT-50 impresses

Previous post: Thailand Pick-ups August 2012: Ford Ranger and Mazda BT-50 up

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

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Ford Ranger. Picture by YaZo, all rights reserved.

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Pick-up truck sales in Thailand are a good indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where they are all produced and available first. In August a massive 53,180 pick-ups were sold in Thailand alone, confirming its status of ‘Pick-up kingdom’… The entire August models ranking is identical to the 2012 year-to-date one, however market shares vary greatly. The Toyota Hilux, although still in charge, sees its advantage over the Isuzu D-Max melt from 7,628 in July to just 2,412 this month, at 19,791 sales and 37.2% share vs. 17,379 and 32.7% for the Isuzu. Year-to-date, the Hilux dominates at 39.6% vs. 31.2%.

The Mitsubishi Triton retreats to more reasonable levels at 9.2% in August vs. 10.6% year-to-date, followed by the Chevrolet Colorado also slightly weaker this month. Both the Mazda BT-50 at 3,129 sales and 5.9% vs. 4.5% year-to-date and the Ford Ranger with 2,724 units and 5.1% vs. 3.5% year-to-date are punching way above their waist and could continue to improve over the next couple of months.

Previous post: Thailand Pick-ups July 2012: Toyota Hilux and Chevrolet Colorado shine

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full August 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Hilux

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Thanks to Austin Rutherford Thai Pick-up sales data has become a monthly update on BSCB. It is a great indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where they are all produced and available first. And in July no less than 52,953 pick-ups found a buyer in Thailand only, truly making the country the ‘Pick-up hub of the world.’

Traditionally very stable, the entire Top 8 ranking is unchanged for the third consecutive month, but a couple of models stand out: the Toyota Hilux is up to a fantastic 41.7% share of the market thanks to 22,092 sales and is now up to a round 40% year-to-date at 130,870 units. It leaves its archenemy the Isuzu D-Max well behind at 14,464 sales and 27.3% in July and 101,202 and 30.9% year-to-date.

Below the Mitsubishi Triton at 9.4% (vs. 10.8% year-to-date), the new Chevrolet Colorado resumes its progression at a shiny 7.8% share thanks to 4,117 sales. Both Mazda BT-50 (5.6%) and Ford Ranger (4.5%) are well above their year-to-date shares but below their June scores.

Previous month: Thailand Pick-ups June 2012: Mazda BT-50 and Ford Ranger up

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full July 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Mazda BT-50

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Thanks to Austin Rutherford I have now made Thai Pick-up sales a monthly fixture on BSCB. It is a great indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where they are all produced and available first. And no less than 50,285 new pick-ups were sold in Thailand in June, bringing the year-to-date total to 274,333. As usual the Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max lead the way by far: the Hilux is at 20,028 sales for a 39.8% segment share while the D-Max sells 15,327 units at 30.5%, both share very close to their 2012 year-to-date levels. The Mitsubishi Triton rounds up the podium at 9.8%.

It seems like the amazing progression of the Chevrolet Colorado linked to the arrival of the all-new models is pausing, with the model still delivering a very strong 3,449 sales for a 6.9% market share, slightly above its 2012 level of 6.7%. It is below that we find the two performers of the month: the Mazda BT-50 is up to 3,125 sales and 6.2% vs. 4.6% in May and 4% year-to-date while its cousin the Ford Ranger is up to 2,354 units and 4.7% vs. 3.1% in May and 3% year-to-date.

Previous month: Thailand Pick-ups May 2012: Toyota Hilux above 40% share

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full May 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Hilux

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Pick-up sales in Thailand is now a monthly fixture on BSCB, because it is a very good indication of the future success of these vehicles worldwide, straight from the country where they are all produced and available first. The Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max have been dominating the ranking by far for years, and this month the Hilux takes a marked advantage over its archenemy by selling an enormous 19,534 units in a single month for a 41.1% market share, nearly 10 percentage points above the D-Max at 15,093 sales and 31.8%.

Year-to-date the Hilux leads with 88,750 units in 5 months for a 39.6% market share ahead of the D-Max at #2 with 71,411 sales and 31.9%. In both rankings the Mitsubishi Triton is #2 but while it reached an excellent 12% market share last month it is down to 9.3% in May vs. 11.4% year-to-date. The Chevrolet Colorado takes a breather this month after seeing its share grow all through 2012, down to 7.5% and 3,553 units.

Previous month: Thailand Pick-ups April 2012: Chevy Colorado & Mitsu Triton up

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full May 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Chevrolet Colorado

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We are now following the evolution of pick-up sales in Thailand monthly as it is a very good indication of the future success of these models worldwide, straight from the source where they are all produced and available first. The Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max have been dominating the ranking by far for years, and with new versions of each pick-up available since late last year you’d expect them to increase their market share further.

Mitsubishi Triton

You might say when they already hold over 70% of the pick-up market there is not much room for improvement and you would be right. This month the Hilux holds a 34.6% share and the D-Max is at 31.4%, a slight decrease that is the result of some very dynamic smaller players: the Mitsubishi Triton improves to 12% thanks to 4,468 sales, the Chevrolet Colorado continues to go up, reaching an amazing 9.3% share in April vs. 6.2% last month and the Mazda BT-50 is up one full percentage point to 5.3% at 1,959 units.

Previous month: Thailand Pick-ups March 2012: Chevy Colorado and Mazda BT-50 up

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full April 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Chevrolet Colorado

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In this new monthly update we follow sales of Pick-ups in the country that produces them all, and all indicators are now up after floods disrupted production at the end of last year. At 55,526 sales, March is 20% above February, 48% above January and a very impressive 40% year-on-year compared to March 2011… The Toyota Hilux is still the kind of the roads with 20,722 sales, progressing exactly like the market year-on-year, above the Isuzu D-Max at 18,467 units, up 31%.

Mazda BT-50

The Mitsubishi Triton continues to impress at +51% on March 2011 to 6,040 sales, while two recently relaunched models lodge sales figures over 3 times their March 2011 scores: the Chevrolet Colorado is up 264% year-on-year to 3,562 sales, that’s double its January 2012 score, and the Mazda BT-50 is up 232% on March 2011 to 2,422 units and up 573% on last January.

Previous month: Thailand Pick-ups February 2012: Market now recovered

Previous year: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full March 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Isuzu D-Max

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The effects of floods in the country on pick-up production capacity have now well and truly passed and the ‘Pick-up hub of the world’ has its factories running at full throttle again, to satisfy planet-wide demand but also local purchases. Thai companies bought 46,205 locally-built pick-ups in February, up 447% on last November, 120% on last December and 8% on January. More significantly, the Thai pick-up market is up a massive 23% on February 2011!

Toyota Hilux

Losing its crown in November to the Mitsubishi Triton and in December to the Isuzu D-Max, the recently facelifted Toyota Hilux has reclaimed its supremacy over the last 2 months, selling 17,584 units in February, up 19% year-on-year. The all-new Isuzu D-Max is not far behind in second place with 16,379 sales this month while the Mitsubishi Triton rounds up the podium at 5,694 units, up an impressive 33% year-on-year.

Chevrolet Colorado

The most impressive progression is without contest delivered by the all-new Chevrolet Colorado at 2,587 sales this month which is up a huge 211% on February 2011. Chevrolet has a target of 85,000 overall sales in Thailand for 2012, triple the 2011 figure (!) and the Colorado will be key in achieving this bold prediction.

Previous post: Thailand 2011: Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max maintain stranglehold

Full February 2012 Top 8 Ranking Table below.

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Toyota Hilux

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The Thai new car market is stable this year at 794, 081 registrations in spite of a massive disruption due to the devastating floods at the end of the year. Thailand reinforces its position as the pick-up factory of the world and is also still an avid consumer of the category with 3 pick-ups in the Top 4. Note at this stage only 11 months 2011 sales figures are available for pick-ups.

2012 Isuzu D-Max

The Toyota Hilux, facelifted during the year, is the best-selling vehicle in Thailand in 2011, as it has been for possibly the last 6 years, with 128,835 sales and 16.3% share at end-November. The Isuzu D-Max, whose new generation was revealed in late 2011, stays #2 at 112,705 units and 14.2% in 11 months. Best-selling passenger car and managing to stay on the podium, the Toyota Vios grabs 7.4% of the Thai market with 58,710 sales.

Mitsubishi Triton

Excellent performance of the Mitsubishi Triton, already up 162% over 2010 at 53,306 units even though this is only over 11 months. The Triton even led the market in flood-disrupted November with 3,214 sales vs. 2,029 for the D-Max and just 1,025 for the Hilux. The Toyota Corolla Altis is solid in 5th place at -2% to 37,251 units, followed by the locally produced Nissan March, up 66% for its first full year in the country to 30,533 sales.

Previous year: Thailand Full Year 2010: Toyota Hilux leads with 144,000 sales

Full Year 2011 Top 10 Ranking Table below.

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