Statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed that in the period, Vietnam purchased 95,525 CBU vehicles worth US$2.1 billion, surging 107.1% in value against the same period last year.
Thailand and Indonesia were the main providers of Vietnam, holding a lion’s share of 80%.
In July alone, 14,407 cars worth US$290.8 million were imported, down 5.9% in volume and 13.3% in value compared to the previous month.
Meanwhile, members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) sold 166,516 vehicles in January-July, up 27% compared to the same period last year. Of the figure, domestically assembled cars made up 15%, or 94,109.
In seven months, TC Motor of Hyundai Thanh Cong sold 38,066 vehicles, while VinFast of conglomerate Vingroup 19,720 units.
