Automobiles imported to Vietnam last week were mostly manufactured in Thailand with 2,307 units and Indonesia with 735 units.
Automobiles registered for customs clearance last week were mainly from Thailand and Indonesia, accounting for 85 per cent of the total imported cars into Vietnam last week.
Last week, the number of Thailand's cars with nine or fewer seats imported to Vietnam increased by 1,000 units to reach 1,674 units.
There were up to 1,995 cars with nine or fewer seats imported to Vietnam last week, mostly from Indonesia and Thailand.
Last week, 1.440 units of duty-free cars were imported to Vietnam from Indonesia, accounting for nearly half of the total of nine seater or fewer cars.
Last week, the number of automobiles imported to Vietnam reached 3,065 units, nearly 60 per cent higher than the previous week.
The number of tax free cars with nine or fewer seats imported last week mostly originated from Thailand and Indonesia with 712 and 397 units, respectively.
The number of nine seaters or fewer cars imported to Vietnam in the past week suddenly dropped sharply to 759 units, equivalent to nearly 40 per cent of the total car imports in the previous week.
The leading manufacturer of plastic doors with reinforced steel Eurowindow JSC is coping with tough competition from its rivals with foreign imported products and its market share is likely to be endangered.
The total number of imported automobiles handed over to customers reduced by up to 45 per cent in the first seven months of this year, compared to the same period of last year.
Last week witnessed 894 cars of nine seaters or fewer imported to Vietnam from Thailand and 105 units from Indonesia.
On the list of five best sellers of last month, there was no presence of completely built-up automobiles (CBU).
The majority of cars imported into Vietnam last week were from Thailand, while cars from China remained absent for the second consecutive week.
According to Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association, sales of complete knocked-down cars was 19,467 units, accounting for nearly 85 per cent of the total market in last month.
