Automakers sold 10,052 vehicles in Vietnam in June, a rise of 4% year on year, led by Toyota, an industry association said on Wednesday.
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Toyota surpassed domestic firm Truong Hai Auto Corporation, the top seller in May, to lead the tally with 2,905 units, up 35% from June 2009, the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said in its monthly report, Reuters reported.
For the first half of 2010, the car industry in Vietnam sold 50,278 cars, up 5% year on year, the association said.
Car sales have picked up slowly along with the economy, which expanded an estimated 6.4% in the second quarter from a year earlier, accelerating from growth of 5.83% in the first three months.
Car imports, which have been limited by the government as part of measures to reduce the country’s trade deficit, rose 27.6% in the first six months of 2010 from a year earlier to US$1.29bn, government statistics show.
