VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has officially approved an extension for Mercedes-Benz Vietnam Co. Ltd.’s investment project for another five years, reported Tuoi Tre newswire.

Developing charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) is an important part of the country’s scheme to promote the use of EVs in Vietnam to build a green transport system, according to insiders.

The Vietnamese automobile market saw a remarkable breakthrough in its total sales in March, after several months of declines.

Vietnam Registration reported that there were 4,407 Mercedes-Benz vehicles of more than 10 different models produced and assembled domestically and imported that must be recalled due to fuel pump errors.

Mercedes-Benz Vietnam (MBV), a subsidiary of the Germany-based Mercedes-Benz Group AG, will introduce three all-electric car models in Vietnam in 2023, said MBV General Director Brad Kelly at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9.

AMG C43, a famous sport sedan model of Mercedes-Benz, will be assembled in Vietnam in the time ahead, according to Mercedes-Benz Vietnam Director-General Bradley Kelly.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Motor Show (VMS), the largest of its kind in Vietnam, is set to return this October following two years of cancellation due to the COVID-19 impact.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will reduce the excise tax and registration fee placed on electric cars, with these two preferential policies anticipated to become a lever in which the local electric vehicle market, which is in its infancy, can quickly develop in 2022.

Vietnam’s automobile sales have borne the brunt of COVID-19, seeing a record low in August since 2015.

Car companies are offering new door-to-door services and digitised shopping experiences to boost consumption amid the latest outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.