Eco-car makers have voiced support for the state's reconsideration of the second phase of the eco-car scheme, urging instead a focus on hybrids and electric vehicles.
Pitak Pruittisarikorn, chief operating officer at Honda Automobile (Thailand), said the company was gravely concerned about an automotive oversupply not only from eco-cars but from all vehicle types.
President Hidesuke Takesue said eco-car models under the second scheme were not exciting, as global vehicles already met the Euro 5 standard and carbon dioxide emission of less than 100 grammes per kilometre.