5,048 cars of less than nine seats were imported to Vietnam in the first half of May valued at US$18,000/car (excluding tax) equivalent to more than VND400 million, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC).

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In the first half of May, 7,169 CBU cars were importedto Vietnam, with a total turnover of US$163 million.

1,087 trucks were imported, with a turnover of US$28.8 million.

In the first half of May, the whole country imported 57,352 CBU cars, showing a turnover of US$1.286 million.

Thailand, Indonesia and China are the three largest car exporters to Vietnam.

By the end of April, 25,732 cars were imported from Thailand with a turnover of US$474.8 million.

13,873 cars were imported from Indonesia with a turnover of US$172.8 million. And 6,633 cars were imported from China with a turnover of US$247 million.

The total volume of 46,238 cars imported from these major markets accounts for 92.2% of the country’s total imported cars.

The volume of cars imported from China grew by 480% yearon year.