One of the country’s major trade shows, Thailand Auto Parts and Accessories (TAPA) 2014 – was held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) from April 28 to May 1.

Speaking at the launch of the fair, Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, director general of the DITP said that the department had been coordinating with major businesses in China, Malaysia, the US, India and Singapore in order to expand trade between those countries and Thailand. More than 16,000 visitors were expected over the four days of the event generating revenue of 800 million baht (US$24.6 million).

“Overall production target in 2014 is 2.4 million cars with 1.2 million for exporting and 1.2 million cars to be traded domestically,” she said.

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