Car production in Thailand dropped 17.94% in May from a year earlier to 114,214 units, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Monday.

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followed an annual dip of 0.44% in April.

Thailand is Southeast Asia's biggest auto production centre. It is an export base for some of the world's top carmakers, including Toyota

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and Honda

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The FTI has forecast car production to

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by 3% to 1.5 million units in 2026.