Vietnam imported over 5,200 completely built-up cars (CBU) with fewerthan nine seats in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-yearincrease of 37 percent, according to the General Department of Customs.
The imported cars were worth 26.3 million USD, up nearly 80 percent due to a rise in the imports of luxury vehicles.
Thereport also shows that the country imported a total 10,377 units worth188 million USD in the reviewed period, up 49.8 percent in volume and 54percent in value.
The high import contributed 1.46 trillion VND (68.62 million USD) to the State budget.
In addition, components and spare parts of imported cars also soared 30.9 percent and were valued at 385 million USD.-VNA