Vietnam Mazda exports cars to Laos
(VOV) -The first batch of Mazda 2, Mazda 3, and CX-5 automobile products assembled in Vietnam will be shipped to Laos on July 14 as per a contract signed by the parties involved last week.
Mazda Vietnam is interested in broadening their exports to other left-hand drive Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia and Myanmar.
Mazda Vietnam is planning to export 300 vehicles in 2013, growing to 3,000 by 2014 and hitting 15,000 in 2020.
The Mazda 2 is the first of its kind assembled by Vina Mazda, a plant based in Quang Nam province’s Chu Lai Open Economic Zone.
Japan’s Mazda Group has 15 international manufacturing and assembling plants around the world. Vina Mazda was established two years ago as a member of the Truong Hai Auto Joint Stock Company (THACO).
THACO CEO Tran Ba Duong says Mazda’s Vietnamese output has consistently risen since its beginnings, reaching 3,000 this year. It now claims 5.4% of total market share and ranks fifth among members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).