Car sales in August by members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) fell by 13% from the previous month to 25,196 units, VAMA announced on September 13.
Hanoi (VNA) – Car sales in August by members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) fell by 13% from the previous month to 25,196 units, VAMA announced on September 13.
In terms of vehicle origins, 12,064 locally-assembled cars were sold in the month, down 13%. Deliveries of completely-built units (CBUs) also dropped by 13% to 13,132 over a month earlier.
They included 19,129 passenger vehicles, down 16%; 5,901 commercial vehicles, up 1%; and 166 special purpose ones, down 23% from July.
During the eight-month span, VAMA members sold a total of 188,997 autos, a year-on-year rise of 2%, with the sales of domestically produced units falling 11% and imported vehicles rising 21% year-on-year.
The numbers of passenger, commercial, and special purpose vehicles respectively increased 2%, 4%, and 1% from a year earlier, VAMA said.
Many brands which are not VAMA members are also present in the Vietnamese market, including Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, and Subaru, but they do not reveal their business results.
According to insiders, the Vietnamese market will have a more positive outlook in the coming months as the Government's preferential policy of halving registration fees takes effect for three months starting from September.
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