Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 22,409 automobiles of all kinds in May, a decrease of 8% compared with the previous month.
VinFast’s VF8 electric vehicles was the best seller in May with 1,274 units sold (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Membersof the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 22,409automobiles of all kinds in May, a decrease of 8% compared with the previousmonth.
This is the 2nd month in a row that VAMA's sales have droppedafter increasing by 30% and 33% in February and March.
Of the total, there were 14,483 passenger cars,6,096 commercial vehicles and 147 special-purpose ones, down 8%, 6%, and 16%from April, respectively.
The sales of domestically-assembled vehicles decreased by 9% while the number of imported ones sold dropped by 5%compared to the previous month.
VAMA's members sold a total of 113,527 units inthe first five months of this year, a decrease of 36% year-on-year.
Among the non-VAMA members that unveiled their sales,Thanh Cong Group (TC Group) supplied 4,592 units to the market in May whileVinFast sold 2,996 electric automobiles during the period.
Toyota topped the list of sellers last month,followed by Hyundai, Kia, Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Honda with 3,734;3,575; 2,695; 2336; 2,311, 1,803 and 1,757 units, respectively.
🏅 Experts attributed the decrease in automobile sales in thepast two months to economic difficulties which have forced businesses andconsumers to reduce their spending./.
Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) sold over 30,038 vehicles in March, up 30% from the previous month, after recording growth of 33% in February, VAMA announced on April 13.
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VinFast’s VF8 electric vehicles was the best seller in May with 1,274 units sold (Photo: VNA) 
