A number of large manufacturers slashed car prices early this year, signaling fierce competition in the Vietnamese auto market.

VOV.VN - At least three people have been killed and four others injured after a car carrying 18 people on board to a wedding in Son La province, fell off the ravine on January 29 morning.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent more than US$161 million on importing 6,306 completely built-up (CBU) cars of all kinds throughout the first 15 days of January, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Domestic auto-maker VinFast, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has announced that it will join the Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) 2023 in Quebec, Canada from January 20-29 with a diversity of models, including VF6, VF7, VF8 and VF9.

Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 404,635 vehicles of all kinds last year, an annual rise of 33%.

The VinFast Trading and Service Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, handed over 4,278 electric vehicles (EVs) to its customers last December, seven times higher than that of the previous month.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has imported 163,333 completely built unit (CBU) cars valued at US$3.62 billion as of December 15, according to data compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

While normally a positive time for car sales, this year the domestic automobile market is seeing gloomy days as Tet approaches, according to local car experts.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent approximately US$468 million importing 22,736 completely built unit (CBU) cars in November, an increase of 58.8% in volume and 46.7% in value over the previous month, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The police broke up a huge transnational drug smuggling ring that has illegally trafficked and distributed a total of 1.6 tonnes of drugs of different types for consumption in Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Public Security.