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Chip shortages put a dent in rising sales of motorcycles

A visitor checks out bikes displayed at a Motor Expo. The sales of motorcycles throughout 2021 stood at around 1.61 million units. Pattarapong Chatpattarasill

The Thai economic recovery is expected to boost motorcycle sales in the domestic market, but manufacturers are still struggling to deal with ongoing semiconductor shortages, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Manufacturers are looking forward to continued sales in the remaining months of this year after September saw motorcycle purchases soar by 35.8% year-on-year to 150,297 units, said Surapong Paisitpatanapong, vice-chairman and spokesman for the FTI's automotive club.

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