Car sales up 10 per cent in August

Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association members sold nearly 9.520 autos last month, an increase of 10 per cent over the same period last year.

Of the total sales, 4,201 were passenger cars, a year-on-year increase of 54 per cent, followed by sports utility vehicles/multiple purpose vehicles with 2,153 units purchased, up by 21 per cent.

Commercial vehicle sales last year had a 24 per cent downturn with 3,164 units sold.

Association sales figures for the eight months up to August were 70,650 units, up 2 per cent compared with the same period last year in which sport utility vehicles/multiple purpose vehicles increased 4 per cent, passenger cars were up 28.9 per cent and commercial car sales fell by 13 per cent. – VNS

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