At the THACO Kia Plant in THACO Chu Lai Industrial Park in central Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The T💜ruong Hai AutoCorporation (THACO), one of Vietnam’s leading automakers, recently exports 80Kia Solutos to Myanmar.
This was the third batch of passenger cars theautomaker has exported to the country since last December. The vehicles were manufactured in the THACO KiaPlant at the THACO Chu Lai Industrial Park in central Quang Nam province. The company plans to deliver a total of 1,200passenger cars to ASEAN countries this year, including over 600 to Myanmar. It is also eyeing shipping other types of vehicles assembledin Vietnam to Myanmar, following the exports of Ceratos and Solutos. Given that Myanmar boasts increasing auto salesgrowth, stronger exports to the country are part of THACO’s target of becoming amanufacturing and export hub of Kia Motors in Southeast Asia. THACO delivered cars to Myanmar for the first timein December last year, comprising 120 Kia Ceratos. Eighty vehicles were then shippedin May. Figures from the Automotive Association of Myanmar showthat sales in 2019 hit nearly 22,000, up five-fold in the last three years. Demand for motor cars in the country has also beenon the rise as the government adopts favourable policies to help the economyrecover from the COVID-19 pandemic. About 2,630 vehicles were sold in June, up20.4 percent against May./.
Vietnamese multi-business group THACO on June 1, 2020 exported to the US market another 36 semi-trailers manufactured at its Special Vehicles Manufacturing Limited Company, or THACO SV, in THACO Chu Lai Industrial Park, Quang Nam province.
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At the THACO Kia Plant in THACO Chu Lai Industrial Park in central Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA) 
