Thai January Sales Growth Checked in Floods’ Wake

The Thai auto industry still is struggling to recover from the country’s flooding disaster despite January sales rising 11.5% to 76,246 units.

Passenger-car sales fell 9.8% to 27,962 units, but this was more than offset by a 29.1% jump in commercial-vehicle deliveries to 48,284.

Data from Toyota Thailand, which collates the country’s sales for the industry, shows that within ...