More luxury cars impounded at Bangkok showrooms

DSI officials attach a seizure document to a Rolls-Royce car at a showroom in Bangkok on Wednesday. (DSI supplied photos)

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has impounded another 38 luxury cars at showrooms in Bangkok, including the Siam Paragon shopping centre, on suspicion of tax evasion.

DSI director-general Paisit Wongmuang said on Thursday officials searched seven showrooms on Wednesday and seized 38 vehicles of five brands: Maserati, Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin, McLaren and Ferrari.

DSI also seized documents from the premises for examination of how they were imported and if all tariffs had been properly paid, he said.

The seven showrooms included Ferma Motor Co in Laksi district, Master Group Corporation (Asia) in Wang Thonglang district, Millennium Auto and nearby Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Bangkok in Bang Kholaem district.

The others were the showrooms of Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin at Siam Paragon in Pathumwan district.

Pol Col Paisit said that on May 18 the DSI seized 122 luxury cars at nine locations of Niche Cars Group, and found the state lost 2.4 billion baht in evaded tax. The price of each car was declared at up to 40% of the actual price, and the evaluated tariff was 10-18 million baht below the actual rate.