Thai car imports rev up in late March
VOV.VN - Around 404 out of the 986 completely-built-up (CBU) cars, valued at more than US$21 million, which were imported into Vietnam in the last week of March originated from Thailand, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
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Also 483 trucks worth nearly US$8.7 million were imported into Vietnam via ports in Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City, with all of them coming from Thailand.
Vietnam bought 22 other automobiles with a value of US$1.47 million, including eight vehicles from Japan, eight from China, five from France, and one from Italy. These vehicles were shipped into Vietnam via Hai Phong and HCM City ports, and Lang Son border gate.
Vietnam Customs also reported that imports of automobile components and spare parts hit nearly US$60.5 million in the last week of March. These products were mainly imported from Japan (US$16.6 million), China (US$10.6 million), Thailand (US$10.4 million), the Republic of Korea (US$9.7 million), and Germany (US$3.9 million). The five markets accounted for 85% of the country’s total imports of automobile components and spare parts.