Toyota, Honda among best-selling car makers in March hinh anh 1Among VAMA members, Toyota Vietnam and Honda Vietnam enjoyed the best car sales in March (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Toyota Vietnam and Honda Vietnam posted the best car sales in March among members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) though both reported year-on-year drops in this regard.

Toyota Vietnam said it sold 5,143 automobiles, excluding Lexus, in March, down 44 percent from the same period last year.

In particular, it recorded 3,543 domestically assembled vehicles sold, including Toyota Vios (2,293 units, down 28 percent year on year), Toyota Innova (544 units, down 68 percent), Toyota Corolla Altis (226 units, down 19 percent), and Toyota Fortuner (656 units, down 19 percent).

Meanwhile, the sales of imported completely built vehicles last month reached 1,600, including 420 Toyota Camry units (up 14 percent year on year).

According to Honda Vietnam, it handed over 1,968 automobiles to buyers in March, rising 40 percent from the previous month but still falling 27 percent from the same period last year.

Its best-selling model was Honda CR-V with 564 units sold, accounting for 29 percent of the total, followed by Honda City with 476 units, 24 percent.

Among VAMA members and TC Motor, a brand of Hyundai Thanh Cong, Toyota Vietnam ranked first in car sales last month, followed by TC Motor (5,086 units) and Honda Vietnam./.
VNA