BANGKOK, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's vehicle exports fell in November despite a 44-month high in car production, due to limited space on cargo ships, data showed Tuesday.
Finished car exports dropped 10.98 percent in November from a year earlier, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
A total of 107,345 completely built cars were made for export, however, only 81.96 percent, or 87,979 units, were exported, hindered by space shortages for wheeled products on freighters, FTI auto club vice president and spokesman Surapong Paisitpattanapong told a news conference.
Following an increase in semiconductor supplies, the country's automobile production rose 15 percent year on year in November to 190,155 units, the highest number since March 2019, the data showed.
In the first 11 months this year, a total of 1,724,909 cars were produced, a 20.95 percent increase from a year earlier, Surapong said.
Following a drop in semiconductor demand in the electronic industry, automakers have been receiving more microchips since August this year, he said, adding that the entire year's car production was expected to meet the original target of 1.8 million units. ■