Hanoi (VNA) – Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association(VAMA) sold 43,816 vehicles of all kinds in May, up 3.4 percent from theprevious month.
The figure included 35,210 passenger cars, up 5 percent, 7,927 commercialvehicles, down 0.8 percent, and 677 special-purpose vehicles, down 13 percentmonth on month.
Of the sold units, 25,580 were domestically assembled cars, up just 1 percent,while the remaining 18,236 were imported, up 5 percent from the previous month.
In the January-May period, VAMA members sold 176,681 units, rising 39 percentyear on year. The sales of passenger cars surged 57 percent to 140,109, whilethat of commercial vehicles were down 5percent to 33,677, and special purpose vehicles, up 21 percent to 2,895.
Compared to the pre-pandemic period, thesales fell 13 percent, with domestically assembly cars down 17 percent andimported ones down 8 percent./.
Automobile sales in Vietnam plunged in July due to the complications of COVID-19 and social distancing measures being applied in many localities nationwide.
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A key change in the draft decree is a provision requiring bank transfers for gold transactions valued at 20 million VND (765 USD) and above, to enhance transparency and verify customer identities.
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This is the second year the magazine has released the ranking, which is based on total revenue and key financial indicators of enterprises from seven countries in the region: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Cambodia.
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