Thailand may have been the automotive star of recent years, but industry observers expects Indonesia to shine brighter in 2014. In spite of several setbacks, legislative support and presidential elections this year is expected to encourage more car purchases.
We have published article upon article about the myriad of problems associated with cars – there being too many of them, traffic congestion, pollution, exorbitant parking and fuel costs, and so on. As the car population increases each day, the world becomes increasingly crowded. But when coerced into a difficult situation, often humankind realises it potential for creativity!
The iconic British car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover PLC, has motored to its best ever annual sales performance with 425 000 vehicles sold last year, an increase of almost 20% on the previous figure for 2012.
It has not been long since the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) was struck in December 2013, which is generally believed to bring about the eventual demise of Australia’s auto manufacturing industry but boost its beef exports. Now, South Korea is about to enter another cars-for-produce deal again, this time with Canada.
It’s no surprise that Thailand came up tops as having the most vehicles sold in the South East Asian region, from data released by the Asean Automotive Federation (AAF) for January to November 2013. In those 11 months, 1 216 751 units of motor vehicles were transacted in the country, down 5% in a year-over-year comparison.
Eugyne highlights some of his favourite automotive ads from the past. Cars have become a dime a dozen nowadays. Every year, every month and even every day, there are new car launches.