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  • April Sees Impressive 21% Year-on-Year Surge in Auto Sales

    April Sees Impressive 21% Year-on-Year Surge in Auto Sales

    The latest sales figures reveal a significant dip in vehicle sales, with a total of 20,766 passenger vehicles sold in April—evidently a 7% decline compared to March. The commercial vehicle sector mirrored this trend, seeing sales drop to 8,619 units, also down by 7%. In contrast, special-purpose vehicles rose by 11%, reaching 200 units.

    Domestically assembled vehicles faced a similar fate with a 7% decrease, resulting in 13,890 units delivered. Alarmingly, Vietnam’s imports of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles fell sharply, plummeting 60% to just 15,695 units.

    Yet amidst the fluctuations, Toyota kept its crown as the market leader, selling 5,566 units in April. Close behind were Ford with 3,997 units, Mitsubishi at 2,038, THACO Mazda contributing 2,736, and THACO Kia with 2,055 units. The Mitsubishi Xpander stood out as the best-selling model of the month, registering 4,031 units sold, followed by the Ford Everest with 1,090 and the Toyota Yaris Cross at 1,030.

    Shifts in Vehicle Preferences

    The SUV trend remains robust, leading the product categories with sales of 5,867 vehicles. MPVs followed with 3,798 units, while sedans accounted for 3,292.

    In the realm of commercial vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans continued to reign supreme. Notably, the hybrid segment is basking in positive growth, with sales of hybrid vehicles reaching 973 in April alone—an impressive total of 3,535 since the start of the year, reflecting an 82% upswing from the previous year.

    A Booming Start to 2025

    As for the first four months of 2025, the market showcased a remarkable rebound, achieving total sales of 101,834 units—a 23% increase year-on-year. Passenger car sales climbed 22%, while commercial vehicles jumped 27%, and special-purpose vehicles skyrocketed by 49%.

    The surge in sales of imported vehicles saw a healthy 35% rise, alongside a 13% increase in domestically assembled units. Experts believe this momentum, fueled by rising consumer demand and supportive policies from automakers, bodes well for the automotive sector as it gears up for an even more prosperous second and third quarter.

    As the industry gears up for future challenges, one can’t help but wonder what surprise moves automakers might unveil next.

    Questions & Answers

    What were the total sales figures for passenger and commercial vehicles in April 2025?
    A total of 20,766 passenger vehicles and 8,619 commercial vehicles were sold in April.

    Which brand retained its market leadership in April?
    Toyota maintained its market leadership with 5,566 units sold.

    How did the hybrid vehicle segment perform?
    The hybrid segment saw a significant rise, recording 973 vehicles sold in April and a total of 3,535 so far in the year, which is an 82% increase from last year.

  • Jaguar Land Rover Sales Decline Last Month

    Jaguar Land Rover Sales Decline Last Month

    UK-based auto giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has posted a decline of 13.3 percent in sales for April 2019. The Tata Motors-owned automaker sold 39,185 units last month, a sharp decline in year-on-year volumes when compared to April 2018. The carmaker attributed to the weak demand for its vehicles largely due to the subdued market conditions in China. JLR, did, however, stated that sales of the new Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV and the new generation Range Rover Evoque continued to be encouraging during this period. Markets like the US and the UK also showed impressive growth last month.

    Felix Brautigam, Jaguar Land Rover Chief Commercial Officer, said, “Although this was a tough month for us due to continuing pressures in China, we are delighted to see good growth in the UK and the US. Once again we strongly outperformed the UK market and the US marked its best-ever April sales. This reflects the strength of our brands and continued demand for our unique and evolving product line-up. This month was a historic milestone for Jaguar, with the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE winning an extraordinary hat trick of awards – the 2019 World Car of the Year, World Car Design of the Year and World Green Car – which no car has ever done before.”

    He further added, “This is in addition to scooping the European Car of the Year and the China Green Car of the Year 2019 trophies, to name just a few of the accolades for the I-Pace. We continue to be encouraged by the market response to this incredible vehicle.”

    Retail sales increased in the UK by 12.1 percent, while in North America were raised by 9.6 percent. However, sales in China saw a dramatic drop of 45.7 percent. Sales in overseas markets also slowed down by 22.3 percent with retails in Europe down by 5.5 percent.  Jaguar retail sales in April 2019 stood at  11,462 units, a drop of 13.7 percent year-on-year, while Land Rover sold 27,723 units last month, a drop of 13.1 percent over the same period last year.

    Between January and April 2019, Jaguar Land Rover’s total retail sales stood at 198,101 units, down by 9.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

  • Economy Vietnam Q1 inflation lowest in 3 years

    Economy Vietnam Q1 inflation lowest in 3 years

    March prices fell 0.21 percent over February, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). There was a fall in the prices of seven of 11 items in the basket of consumer goods and services that make up the index.

    According to Do Thi Ngoc, director of the GSO, the reasons for the low inflation rate were the African swine fever outbreak and lower petrol and gas prices during the period. A 1.42 percent fall in the prices of essential foods, including eating out, was the biggest drag on the CPI.

    The African swine fever epidemic has meant that in some places pork prices have fallen by 40 percent since the beginning of February.

    Other notable decreases were of the prices of clothing and telecommunications, which were down by 0.17 percent and 0.07 percent.

    At a recent meeting of the Steering Committee on Price Management Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said in the current scenario the target of keeping this year’s inflation at 3.3-3.9 percent is within reach.

    CPI in 2018 increased by 3.54 percent, well below the 4 percent target set by the National Assembly.