November vehicle sales figures are up 20 percent over the previous month at 9,570 units, which included 4,048 cars and 5,522 trucks.

The figures were released by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association, which reported locally assembled cars totalled 7,789 units, up 15 percent, while imported vehicles topped 1,780, up 46 percent.

However, for the last 11 months sales were down 28 percent from the same period last year.
The association forecasts 102,000 units will be sold this year.-VNA