Sales from locally assembled cars surpassed imported ones in May
By Quynh Chi
June 13, 2018 | 11:27 AM GMT+7
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.
Sales from CKD has been the main sources of automakers' avenue since early 2018.
The recent sales report of Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) shows that sales of the total industry this May are at 23,065 units, nine per cent higher than the same period of last year when the Decree No. 116 had not come into effect.
Specifically, 15,397 units were passenger cars, 13 per cent higher than the same period of last month; 6,890 units were commercial vehicles and 778 units were special-purpose vehicles, eight per cent and 36 per cent lower than last May, respectively.
However, VAMA's report shows that the automobile market's sales last month were mostly from complete knocked-down (CKD) cars. In May 2018, sales of CKD increased by nine per cent from last month to reach 19,467 units.
Meanwhile, the number of complete built-up (CBU) cars handed over to customers was 3,598 units, accounting for only about 15 per cent of the whole market.
In the first five months of this year, the total number of CKD sold increased by 10 per cent compared to the same period of last year while the figure for CBU was down 46 per cent versus last year.
This situation is quite understandable as there have been only two brands of VAMA namely Honda and GM Vietnam being able to import cars into Vietnam and deliver them to customers. However, this could not support to increase the sales of imported cars in the passing time.
Whereas, duty-free cars of other companies are expected to reach Vietnam market only by the end of next month or early this August.
Statistics of both General Statistics Office of Vietnam and General Department of Vietnam Customs show that the import of car in this year's first five months decreased dramatically from 43,274 units in the first five months of last year to only 9,000 units in the first five months of this year.
For months, sales of Truong Hai automobile company (THACO), a domestic automobile manufacturer, has surpassed Toyota whose main activity is importing cars from ASEAN countries.
In the first five months of this year, THACO sold a total of 42,438 cars, nearly doubling 21,482 units of Toyota. This May, the former delivered 8,748 units to customers while the figure for Toyota was just 4,752 units.
However, sales of Toyota in the last few months mostly came from its CKD models including Vios, Camry, Innova and Corolla Altis.
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