Thailand’s Auto Production Drops in July, but BEV Output Surges 554%
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Total vehicle production fell 15% to 110,616 units, while battery electric vehicles (BEVs) skyrocketed 554%, offsetting declines in conventional passenger cars and pickups.
August 25, 2025 - Mr. Surapong Phaisitpattanapong, advisor to the chairman and spokesman of the FTI's Automotive Industry Club, revealed the following production figures for July 2025.
🔹 Monthly Production – July 2025
- Total vehicles produced: 110,616 units
- Down 15.06% from June 2025
- Down 11.39% YoY
🔹 From January to July 2025
- Total production: 835,331 units, down 5.73% YoY
Breakdown by Vehicle Type (July 2025)
🔸 Passenger Cars
- July 2025: 38,400 units, down 16.61% YoY
Breakdown:
- ICE (Internal Combustion Engine): down 31.8% YoY to 21,996 units
- BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle): up 554% YoY to 3,610 units
- PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle): up 12.9% YoY to 420 units
- HEV (Hybrid Electric Vehicle): down 3.9% YoY to 12,374 units
🔸 1-Ton Pickup Trucks
- July 2025: 71,471 units, down 8.18% YoY
Breakdown:
- Commercial pick-up: up 14.75% YoY to 11,784 units
- Double cab: down 13.23% YoY to 45,160 units
- Double cab BEV: up 100.00% YoY to 44 units
- PPV (Pick-up Passenger Vehicle): down 6.69% YoY to 14,483 units (▲14.58%)
🔸 Trucks & Buses
- July 2025: Light & heavy trucks: 745 units, down 21.16% YoY
🌐 Export Production
- July 2025: 74,100 units, down 15.35% YoY, accounting for 66.99% of total production.
Exported Units:
- Passenger cars: down 31.34% YoY to17,823 units
- 1-ton pickups: down 8.61% YoY to 56,277 units
- Commercial pickups: up 44.74% YoY to 6,441 units
- Double cab: down 11.40% YoY to 40,152 units
- PPV: down 18.00% YoY to 9,684 units
🏠 Domestic Sales Production
- July 2025: 36,516 units, down 2.08% YoY, accounting for 33.01% of total production.
Domestic Sales:
- Passenger cars: up 2.43% YoY to 20,577 units
- 1-ton pickups: 15,194 units, down 6.54% YoY
- Commercial pickups: down 8.18% YoY to 5,343 units
- Double cab: down 24.90% YoY to 5,052 units
- PPV: up 29.28% YoY to 4,799 units
Summary
Despite the overall decline in Thailand’s vehicle production, the remarkable growth of BEVs highlights the accelerating shift toward electric mobility in the Thai automotive industry.
