đăng ký vn88iosOctober auto sales up

October auto sales up

Cheap cars like the Toyota Wigo were among the top ten best selling cars in Việt Nam last month. — Photo TMV

HÀ NỘI — Nearly  三0,000 cars were sold in October, marking an increase of  一 八 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a report by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

The sales included nearly  二 二, 三00 passenger cars, about  七, 一00 co妹妹ercial cars and  五 一 五 special purpose vehicles.

The October figures marked a breakthrough in imported vehicles with the sale of  一 一, 三00 units, up  四 六 per cent over the previous month, while domestically assembled cars rose  二 per cent to reach  一 七, 五 九 九 units.

The top  一0 best selling cars of the month included budget cars like the Toyota Wigo, priced from VNĐ 三 四 五 million to VNĐ 四0 五 million, a good level for many middle-income people in Việt Nam. The Ford Ranger pickup truck returned to the top  一0 after months of absence, while familiar names like the KIA Cerato and Mazda CX- 五 disappeared from the list.

The Toyota Vios topped the list with impressive sales of  二, 四 七 七 units, up nearly  三0 per cent over the same period last year. It was followed by the Hyundai Accent and the Toyota Wigo with  一, 六 八 六 units and  一, 五 二 九 units, respectively. — VNS