Car imports in June decrease

Vietnam has imported 2,000 complete built unit (CBU) automobiles worth $50 million this month, showing a slight decrease over May, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The import level is predicted to remain the same in the next three months.

In the first six months of the year, the country imported 14,000 CBU automobiles, worth $285 million, down 41 per cent in volume and 45.3 per cent in value compared to the same period last year.

In May, Vietnam produced and assembled 5,710 CBU automobiles.

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