The country's ailing auto industry is expected to take the path to recovery thanks to a return to political stability and the dying effects of the highly popular First Car Buyer programme, Industry Minister Chakramon Phasukavanich said. "We believe the auto industry is returning to normal as Thailand returns to political stability, while the First Car Buyer programme and its effects have come to a complete end," Chakramon explained. The Thai auto industry still faces many challenges from global competition, so we need to speed up the development of the industry as well as find additional models to help us expand the market in the future.