Workers assemble a car in a Ford's plant in Hai Duong province - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) - Ford reported sales rose by 14 percent year-on-year inOctober to 2,430 units, its best-ever monthly numbers.
Inthe year-to-date the US company has seen sales soar by 50 percent to 23,527vehicles, in the process remaining one of the fastest growing in Vietnam.
“Our full line-up of class-leading Ford vehiclescontinues to attract a wide range of Vietnamese customers who appreciate theunmatched value in their respective segments” Pham Van Dung, managing director,Ford Vietnam, said.
The wide appeal of the segment-defining Ranger continued in October withmonthly sales rising 13 percent year-on-year to 1,136 units.
Sales of the EcoSport, which remains the best-selling compact SUV, rose 40percent to 501 units. Customers continued to appreciate the EcoSport’s uniquecombination of small-car practicality and the agility of an SUV.
The Transit commercial van also delivered a record month with 605 units,pushing the year’s sales up 36 per cent to 5969 units.-VNA
The US’s Ford Vietnam has announced a voluntary recall of 728 units of the EcoSport made between December 29, 2014 and March 10, 2015 to rectify suspension issues, said Lao Dong (Labour) Newspapers .
Ford Vietnam sold close to 2,600 units in January, a year-on-year increase of 70 percent, the highest growth ever recorded, the automaker announced on February 17.
Ford Vietnam sold 1,524 units in February, a year-on-year increase of 65 percent, the best sales month ever recorded, the automaker announced on March 7.
Ford Vietnam sold 2,392 units in March an increase of 71 percent compared with the same period last year, the best sales ever recorded, the automaker announced on April 8.
The US remained Vietnam’s largest market, accounting for 55% of the country's total wood exports. Key products include wooden furniture, plywood, doors, and handicrafts.
With a clear development strategy, proactive investment attraction and strong policy support for sustainable agriculture, Tay Ninh is positioning itself as a major hub for high-tech livestock farming in the southern region.
As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, Vietjet has been awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutive years.
The Vietnam National Petroluem Group (Petrolimex) had acted early to mitigate risks amidst the recent surge in global oil prices driven by the Israel–Iran conflict, Vietnam News Agency cited a Petrolimex representative as saying.
In mid-June, the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with Alibaba.com announced a list of 200 outstanding businesses selected to participate in the "Vietnam National Pavilion" in 2025.
Vietnamese seafood processing and export enterprises are in the process of completing procedures and adopting necessary technologies to bring their products into the Halal market.
The PM outlined a dual strategy: revitalising traditional growth engines of investment, exports, and consumption, while accelerating breakthroughs in sci-tech, innovation, digital transformation, and green transition.
The complex, covering a total area of 512 ha, is designed after a multi-functional model, prioritising the preservation of natural landscapes, honouring local beauty, and creating an ideal living area.
He requested delegates to provide objective and honest feedback on what has been achieved, what has not, the consequences, and draw lessons learned for the future. He also emphasised the need to identify key directions and tasks, with a firm resolve to prevent, and eventually eliminate the trafficking of counterfeit medicines and fake food products.
The Ministry of Finance is drafting policies to establish specialised AI and smart industrial parks to raise the technological profile of FDI projects and create spillover effects for local businesses.
Vietnam ranked as the 8th largest export market of Singapore with an export turnover of more than 11.7 billion SGD (9.06 billion USD) in the first five months of this year, four places higher than that of the same period last year.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung reviewed key milestones in the bilateral relationship, underscoring the essential and sustained contribution by businesses from both countries, from the time before the normalisation of bilateral ties in 1995 until today, when the two sides are comprehensive stategic partners of each other.
According to targets adopted at the fifth Party Congress of the Management Board of the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA) on June 22, the zones aim for average capital attraction of 8–10 million USD per hectare, with a 70% disbursement rate of registered capital achieved on schedule.
This year’s event attracted more than 350 entries from cities and provinces across the country, reflecting growing interest in and commitment to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The new Government decree also simplifies loan procedures while expanding credit incentives to include organic and circular agriculture, allowing them to access preferential terms similar to those of high-tech and value-chain based agricultural production.
Developed with state-of-the-art infrastructure, the Da Nang FTZ is designed to become a leading regional economic centre and a strategic growth pole in Vietnam’s new development landscape.
Workers assemble a car in a Ford's plant in Hai Duong province - Illustrative image (Source: VNA) 
