Vietnam car sales up 141 per cent in first half
The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) announced that auto sales in Vietnam rose 141 pc year-on-year in the first half of 2008.
By Agencies |
HANOI: Auto sales in Vietnam rose 141 per cent year-on-year in the first half of 2008, industry group the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) said on Tuesday.
VAMA said from January to June its members sold 68,609 vehicles, including cars, trucks and buses, compared with 28,522 in the first six months of 2007.
Japan's Toyota topped the list with 12,510 units sold, followed by domestic companies Vinamotor with 14,594 units and Truong Hai with 11,295.
In June alone, car sales in the fast-industrialising country were up by 60 per cent year-on-year at 9,749 units, the association said.
However, auto sales were down 15 per cent from May to June after the communist government raised some taxes in a bid to curb imports.
Vietnam, which has struggled with double-digit inflation and a ballooning trade deficit this year, estimated economic growth of 6.5 per cent in the first half compared with 7.9 per cent in the same period last year.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged state agencies to limit car imports to curb Vietnam's trade deficit, which widened to an estimated 14.8 bn dollars in the first half, and to reduce city traffic jams.
VAMA said from January to June its members sold 68,609 vehicles, including cars, trucks and buses, compared with 28,522 in the first six months of 2007.
Japan's Toyota topped the list with 12,510 units sold, followed by domestic companies Vinamotor with 14,594 units and Truong Hai with 11,295.
In June alone, car sales in the fast-industrialising country were up by 60 per cent year-on-year at 9,749 units, the association said.
However, auto sales were down 15 per cent from May to June after the communist government raised some taxes in a bid to curb imports.
Vietnam, which has struggled with double-digit inflation and a ballooning trade deficit this year, estimated economic growth of 6.5 per cent in the first half compared with 7.9 per cent in the same period last year.
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Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged state agencies to limit car imports to curb Vietnam's trade deficit, which widened to an estimated 14.8 bn dollars in the first half, and to reduce city traffic jams.
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