Vietnam imports nearly 3,416 CBU cars in mid-December
VOV.VN - Vietnam spent approximately US$86.786 million on importing 3,416 completely built unit (CBU) cars in mid-December, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Among the vehicles imported in the first half of this month, nine-seat cars took the lead with 2,954 units worth a total of US$55.25 million.
As of December 15, the country has imported a total of 114,708 CBU cars worth US$2.74 billion, marking a decline of 48,000 units and US$900 million against the same period from last year.
In the first 11 months of the year regional countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and China were the biggest car suppliers to the nation. Specifically, Thailand took the lead with 50,144 units, equivalent to over US$1.07 billion.
The second position went to Indonesia with 40,474 units worth over US$574 million, while China was the third largest car supplier to the Vietnamese market during the reviewed period with 9,843 units valued at over US$360.27 million.
Most notably, the country imported 100,461 vehicles from the three markets, accounting for more than 90% of the total number of imported CBU cars of the entire nation.
