Vietnam Jan auto sales jumps 28pc y/y

HANOI: Vietnam's total vehicle sales jumped 28 percent to 26,037 units in January from a year ago, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) said on Friday.

January sales by VAMA member-manufacturers also rose 29 percent to 25,381 units from the year-ago period, including commercial vehicles, cars and special-purpose vehicles.

Vietnam's Truong Hai Auto Corp, which assembles sedans, trucks and buses, led the sales in January, followed by Toyota Motor Corp.

Month-on-month, January sales of cars were up 25 percent, while commercial vehicle sales fell 38 percent and special-purpose vehicles tumbled 78 percent, VAMA said in a report.