Vehicle sales in Vietnam rose 141% year-on-year in the first half of 2008 according to industry group the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).
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VAMA said from January to June its members sold 68,609 vehicles, including cars, trucks and buses, compared with 28,522 in the first six months of 2007.
Japan’s Toyota topped the list with 12,510 units sold, followed by domestic companies Vinamotor with 14,594 units and Truong Hai with 11,295.
In June alone, car sales were up by 60 percent year-on-year at 9,749 units, the association said.
However, auto sales were down 15 percent from May to June after the government raised some taxes in a bid to curb imports.
