Somchai Teerasirisin

Impact of gasoline price increase on the automobile tire industry in Thailand - Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1975 - 80 p. - Thesis ; no. 893 . - Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. 893 .

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering of the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1975

This research has been aimed to study the impact of the increase in gasoline price on the consumption of automobile tires. In addition, the structure and characteristics of the automobile tire industry, as well as the description of petroleum situation in Thailand, are presented and discussed in general. The study related to tire consumption is for Bangkok and concerns only passenger car tires. A questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting first-hand information and data relevant to the study and personal inter view was used for follow-up. Random sampling was used for data collection. The present and future amount of passenger car tire consumption, as well as the impact of gasoline price increase on the consumption of tire, have been assessed and projected using different mathematical models.


Petroleum industry and trade--Thailand
Automobiles--Tires
Automobile industry and trade--Thailand