Illustrative image (Source: Kia) The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association(VAMA) said on November 16 that vehicle sales of its members reached 29,797 lastmonth.
Of the total sales, there were 19,865 passenger cars,up 138 percent month on month; 9,492 commercial vehicles, up 94 percent; and 404specialised vehicles, up 45 percent.
In terms of origin, the sales of domesticallyassembled and imported cars hit 15,344 units and 14,453 units, increasing 110percent and 132 percent compared to September, respectively.
The association attributed the impressive rise toCOVID-19 prevention and control measures rolled out by the Government.
In the first 10 months of this year, the total salesof VAMA members reached 218,734 vehicles of alltypes, up 3 percent from the corresponding time last year.
Experts said the January-October sales did notfully reflect the entire Vietnamese car market because the brands of Audi,Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Volkswagen, and Volvo did not disclosetheir figures.
Looking at the sales of automobile brands in Vietnamlast month, Hyundai secured the first place. It was followed by Toyota, Kia,Ford, VinFast, Mazda and Honda./.
VNA
