Vietnamese import of automobile parts up by 8.7%
Vietnam’s demand for automobile parts is racing ahead, with import spending in the first nine months of 2025 surpassing US$4.1 billion, a rise of more than 16% compared with the same period last year, according to the Department of Customs.
Preliminary data showed that in September alone, enterprises imported various types of automobile parts and components worth US$492 million, up 8.7% from the previous month.
Vietnamese enterprises sourced these items from a wide range of markets, mainly from China with US$236 million, up 25.5% from the previous month; from the Republic of Korea with US$59.6 million, down 5.4%; from Thailand with US$59.5 million, down 8.1%; from Japan with US$47 million, down 13%; from India with US$26.1 million, down 13.3%; and from Indonesia with US$25.9 million, up 19.3% from the previous month.
Overall, imports of automobile parts and components from these six markets reached US$454.5 million, up 7.7% from the previous month and accounting for 92.4% of the total import value of automobile parts and components into Vietnam in the month.
In total, during the first nine months of 2025, the import value of automobile parts and components reached US$4.11 billion, up 21.6% (equivalent to an increase of US$729 million) compared with the same period last year.
Automobile imports down over 24% in three months
VOV.VN - Vietnam imported 31,452 completely-built automobiles (CBUs) worth US$632 million in the first quarter of the year, down 24.1% in quantity and 31.7% in value compared to the same period last year, reported the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO).
