Peugeot 208 and 508 models to debut in Viet Nam

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014 17:40

Peugeot model 208

QUANG NAM (Biz Hub) — Two models – the Peugeot 208 and 508 – are set to debut in the Viet Nam market soon, the Truong Hai Automobile JSC (Thaco) said on June 18.

The hatchback 208 and the sedan 508 will join the Viet Nam - manufactured Peugeot 408, revving up the return of the French automobile to the Viet Nam market for the first time since the 1990s.

The co-operation between Peugeot and Thaco boosts the competition strategy among European luxury cars segment in Viet Nam.

Peugeot model 508. — Photo Netcarshow

Thaco has opened seven showrooms with 3S designs (sales-service-spare parts) nationwide and planned six more debuts by the end of this year.

The locally manufactured Peugeot model 408, from the Truong Hai-Chu Lai Auto Complex in the central Qua?ng Nam Province, is being offered for VND945 million, or US$45,000.

But Thaco has not yet revealed the price of the imported Peugeot 208 and 508 in the Viet Nam market. — VNS

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