The sale of Wave Alpha – Honda Vietnam best-seller semi-automatic model, decreased by 42.6% compared to that in January. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Honda Vietnam has reported its fall in motorcycleand auto꧅mobile sales at 36.8% and 7.3% respectively in February.
That is the second month in a row the company recorded sale falls afterseeing a growth of nearly 19% for motorcycles and 62% for the automobile last December. In February, it sold 140,669 motorcycles, down 36.8% compared tothe previous month. Specifically, the sale of Wave Alpha – its best-sellersemi-automatic model, decreased by 42.6% compared to that in January. Similarly, Vision - its best-seller scooter model - also saw a sales decrease of 34.9%, and Winner X clutch 27% compared to theprevious month. Previously, the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM)forecasted that the Vietnamese motorcycle market had entered a period ofsaturation and was shifting from manual transmission motorbikes to automatic ones. Currently, the automatic transmission motorbike linesaccount for more than 45% of the market share and will be a strongly growingsegment soon when Vietnam’s per capita income increases. In February, Honda Vietnam also exported 23,917 motorcycles. Meanwhile, the Japanesemanufacturer last month sold 1,385 automobiles, down 7.3% from the previousmonth. Honda City and Honda CR-V continued to be the two best-selling models ofHonda Vietnam with 1,235 vehicles, accounting for 89.2% of its total car salesin February./.
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The sale of Wave Alpha – Honda Vietnam best-seller semi-automatic model, decreased by 42.6% compared to that in January. (Photo: VNA) 
