Deputy DDC Director-General Dr. Anek Mungomklang added that 84% of motorcyclists hospitalised between 2020 and 2024 were not wearing helmets at the time of the accident. He emphasised that the number of motorcyclists not wearing helmets was eight times higher than those who did.
The four-day event features nearly 500 booths of about 400 companies from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan (China), and Vietnam.
Honda Vietnam reported robust sales growth in April across both its motorcycle and automobile segments, with year-on-year increases of 6.9% and 18.9%, respectively.
Autotech & Accessories Show 2025 will serve as a crucial platform for domestic and international firms to connect, expand trade cooperation, and access science and technology advancements.
The Indonesian government will soon issue electric motorcycle incentives, aiming to encourage increased performance of the automotive industry this year.
Vietnam's motorcycle market has been among some of the fastest-growing markets in the world in the last decades despite setbacks brought by the COVID-19 global pandemic, according to the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM).
Honda Vietnam reported the brand saw reductions of 14.5 percent and 54.9 percent in retail sales of motorbikes and cars, respectively, in August as compared to the previous month.
Motorcycle and automobile sales by Honda Vietnam rocketed up 193 percent and 222 percent month-on-month, respectively, in May, following a nosedive of 72 percent in April due to COVID-19.
Ho Chi Minh City attracted 1.37 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first five months of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 45.8 percent.
The first American-made motorcycle, the iconic Harley-Davidson, has introduced its first showroom in the central and central highlands region in central Da Nang city.
