Vietnam's auto market posts double-digit growth in 2025
Sales gained strong momentum in December, driven by aggressive promotions and incentives during the year-end peak season.
Sales gained strong momentum in December, driven by aggressive promotions and incentives during the year-end peak season.
The proactive engagement of Vietnam’s trade offices overseas is also expected to contribute to the success of the fair. From mid-January, these offices have launched coordinated promotion and matchmaking efforts, inviting foreign partners to attend the fair as a gateway to Vietnam’s market, manufacturing capacity and investment environment.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Van Khang said that Quang Ninh aims to draw 101 non-state budget domestic investment projects with total registered capital of nearly 569 trillion VND (21.6 billion USD), and 3 billion USD in FDI capital in 2026.
These achievements so far stem from the consistent leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the spirit of self-reliance and resilience, and strong national solidarity, laying a solid foundation for the country’s strategic development goals towards 2030 and the vision to 2045, according to a senior researcher at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies.
The project has a total budget of more than 15.2 million USD and will be implemented over five years, aiming to raise tilapia output to 1.21 million tonnes, with total sales value estimated at around 1.25 billion USD.
During the meeting Deputy PM Binh highlighted the flourishing development of Vietnam – Singapore relations in recent times, which reached the highest level with the establishment of a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March last year.
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,135 VND/USD on January 14, up 6 VND from January 13.
India supplies key inputs such as iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles and garments, animal feed and aquatic products, while Vietnam exports technology-intensive goods, electronics, textiles and garments, chemicals, wood products, footwear, spices, coffee and pepper.
This downturn continues the trend of decline that began in 2021 amid tighter global liquidity and a structural reset in investor risk appetite, according to the 'Vietnam Tech & Venture Capital Outlook 2025' report published by VinVentures.
Vietnam stands out as a representative example. The article cites US technology group Intel as a case in point. Since establishing its testing and assembly facility at the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in 2010, Intel has expanded operations through total investments of 1.5 billion USD.
Marking its 22nd edition, Autotech & Accessories 2026 will welcome more than 300 exhibitors with over 500 booths from Vietnam and key markets, including China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Taiwan (China). The event will occupy about 10,000 sq.m.
In 2024, Vietnam-China trade exceeded 260 billion USD – a level rarely seen in China’s trade relations with foreign partners.
The achievement has enabled VinFast to maintain its position as the market leader for 15 consecutive months, while also establishing a new benchmark for Vietnam’s auto industry.
Standard Chartered expects Vietnam’s economic growth to moderate in the first half of the year before rebounding more clearly in the second half. GDP growth is projected at about 6.5% in the first half, accelerating to around 8% in the latter half, bringing full-year growth to 7.2%.
The expert noted as global trade enters a more fragmented and multipolar phase, the country’s role as a resilient manufacturing and export hub is being increasingly reinforced by the credible implementation of government policies and the prudent stewardship of the central bank.
The partnership with China's Pacific Construction Group (PCG) is expected to spark a new wave of investment, boost the transportation infrastructure in the southernmost region, and open up opportunities for modern and sustainable urban development.
With the goodwill and active engagement of partners, particularly the Chinese business community, the cooperation is expected to generate concrete and long-term opportunities, contributing to the development, deeper integration and sustainability of Da Nang’s startup and innovation ecosystem, said Le Son Phong, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Science and Technology.
Reaffirming that “all housing policies must be people-centred, with citizens as the core focus and primary beneficiaries, leaving no one behind”, the PM stressed that housing is a basic human need and a pillar of social welfare policy.
After several years affected by global volatility and disruptions, the Q4/2025 BCI indicates that European business sentiment in Vietnam has returned firmly to positive growth territory, surpassing levels seen prior to US tariff announcements and even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, 65% of surveyed companies assessed their current business conditions as positive in Q4/2025, with the figure rising to 69% when looking ahead to Q1/2026, suggesting that optimism is set to strengthen further as the new year begins.
International experts believe that, thanks to its distinctive advantages, the newly launched Da Nang International Financial Centre (IFC) will develop sustainably, enhance Vietnam’s standing on the regional and global financial map, and create a fresh growth engine for the central coastal city.