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The Sun Taxi JSC on June 1 signed a contract to purchase 3,000 VF 5 Plus electric cars from carmaker VinFast, marking the biggest vehicle purchase contract in Vietnam so far, with delivery scheduled from now until 2025.

The Airport Services Company of Vietnam (ASV), the owner of ASV Airports Taxi brand, on May 16 signed a contract to rent 500 VinFast electric cars from Green and Smart Mobility JSC (GSM) for its airport taxi service.

Toyota Vietnam sold 4,415 passenger cars, including the luxury brand of Lexus, in April, topping the passenger car market, the joint venture reported.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 22,409 automobiles of all kinds in April, a month-on-month drop of 25%.

Mercedes-Benz Vietnam (MBV), a subsidiary of the Germany-based Mercedes-Benz Group AG, will introduce three all-electric car models in Vietnam in 2023, said MBV General Director Brad Kelly at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9.

Five cars and 19 motorbikes were burned at a parking area on Tran Quoc Hoan street, Hanoi’s Cau Giay district, at 13:00 on May 6.

The GSM (Green - Smart - Mobility) Joint Stock Company – the first taxi service supplier using electric cars in Vietnam, will officially provide its service in Ho Chi Minh City from April 30.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed the pilot use of electric cars to transport tourists around the city.

A new stamp collection of modern cable cars in Vietnam has been issued by the Vietnam Post Corporation under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

VinFast, an electric vehicle maker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup on April 21 handed over the first VF 5 Plus cars to customers.

VinFast, a member of Vietnamese private conglomerate Vingroup on April 15 announced that a batch of its 1,800 VF 8 electric cars is now at MPC Port in the northern city of Hai Phong for export to the US and Canada.

The participation of giants is leading the push for electric taxis in Vietnam which would reshape the taxi landscape towards more green transportation but the fares remain a decisive factor.

Vietnamese firms spent over 903 million USD in the first quarter importing 41,780 completely-built-up (CBU) cars, according to a report by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The 50% registration fee reduction scheme, previously proposed by the Government for cars made and assembled in Vietnam, should apply to imported vehicles as well, according to the Vehicles Importers Vietnam Association (VIVA).

VinFast Trading and Service Ltd Co, a subsidiary automaker of conglomerate Vingroup, reported on March 14 that it delivered 774 electric vehicles (EVs) to customers in the first two months of 2023.

Vietnamese automobile prices are substantially higher than those in other regional countries because of high taxes and low output, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Starting July 1 of this year, newly acquired vehicles might no longer be required a mandatory mechanic examination during registration for road use under a new policy being mulled.

Indonesia is aiming to manufacture 1.6 million cars this year, higher than the 1.5 million units recorded in 2022, according to the country's Ministry of Industry.

The VinFast Trading Service Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, delivered 358 electric vehicles (EVs) to its customers in January.

The VinFast Trading and Service Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, handed over 4,278 electric vehicles (EVs) to its customers last December, seven times higher than that of the previous month.