Hung Le
Mercedes-Benz cars on display at the recent Vietnam Motorshow 2014 in HCMC. Auto sales nationwide continued to soar last month - PHOTO: HUNG LE
The November auto sales volume was much higher than the monthly average of 12,000-13,000 units in the first months of this year.
November was the 20th consecutive month to see auto sales growing against the same period last year. The number of passenger cars and trucks accounted for 10,068 and 5,886 units respectively.
Last month saw completely built-up (CBU) autos imports reaching 4,363 units, up 37% against October, while locally-assembled cars edged down 1% year-on-year to 11,591 units.
Many automakers reported strong sales growth last month. Toyota Vietnam sold 4,187 autos, surging 51% year-on-year, and November witnessed the Japanese carmaker posting the strongest monthly sales growth since the beginning of this year.
Following Toyota Vietnam were Ford Vietnam with 1,552, Vinamazda with 1,047 and Mercedes-Benz Vietnam with 294 units, increasing 99%, 79% and 81% respectively.
Statistics of VAMA showed more than 137,600 vehicles had been sold as of November, jumping 41% compared to the same period last year with cars and trucks making up nearly 87,220 and 50,384, up 42% and 40% respectively. The number of locally-assembled units soared 33% year-on-year to 103,000 while CBU auto imports climbed 76% to 34,500.
VAMA forecast auto sales could reach 150,000 units this year, up 36% against last year.
Automakers have launched new models and promotions to attract customers in the run up to the Lunar New Year holiday, Tet, when demand often soars.
Euro Auto has introduced new BMW M3 sedan and Honda Vietnam has offered new Civic and CR-V models.
Thaco PC has unveiled new Mazda 3 models with prices ranging from VND749 million to VND882 million.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
