Vietnam Auto Show 2008 features hybrid cars

Vietnam Auto Show 2008, the biggest of its kind so far, opened in Hanoi on August 21 with hybrid cars on show for the first time.

It is also remarkable that the local supporting industry is well represented at the event, an encouraging sign of the industry’s growth.

World-renowned makers such as Honda, Toyota , Ford, GM Daewoo and Mercedes-Benz have brought to the event their environmental friendly and energy-saving models such as FTHS ( Toyota ) and B Concept (Ford).

Opening the five-day show, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Huu Hao said the Government and relevant ministries and sectors will continue to work out solutions and long-term strategies to facilitate the automobile industry’s development.

The show, entitled “A true dream”, jointly organised by the Vietnam Automobile Manufactures’ Association (VAMA) and the Asia Trade Fair and Business Promotion Joint Stock Company, is expected to receive around 120,000 visitors.

VAMA, a non-profit organisation, has 17 members, including 11 joint venture and foreign-invested firms. Making its debut in 2000, the association has made considerable contributions to Vietnam ’s automobile industry and created more than 65,000 jobs for local workers.

VNA

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