ASEAN CARMAKERS FACE BLEAK 2020, DEMAND HAMMERED

摘要

Southeast Asian carmakers have cut their projections for 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic stifled demand for automotive steel and parts, causing sales and production to tumble across the region, an analysis by S&P Global Platts showed this week. Thailand, ASEAN’s leading carmaker, foresees vehicle production to either slip 33.8% to 1.33 million units, or in the worst case scenario by 50.2% to 1 million units if the pandemic prolongs, data from the Federation of Thai Industries showed.