Domestic auto sales down 3 per cent during April

Total domestic auto sales dropped to only 9,400 units during April, a 3 per cent decrease according to Viet Nam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA).

Only 63 bus chassis were sold during April, a 94 per cent decrease compared to the same period in April 2010.

The VAMA further confirmed that only 5,650 commercial vehicles had been sold last month, a year-on-year decrease of 23 per cent.

Private car sales went up with more than 2,380 units purchased, an increase of 32 per cent compared with the same period last year.

The VAMA said that, from January to April of this year, its members had sold 37,306 units including 6,511 sport-utility vehicles, multi-purpose vehicles and cross-over vehicles, 8,880 private cars and more than 15,760 commercial vehicles, an increase of 20 per cent compared to 2010.

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