New policies being considered for electric cars

Tuesday, Apr 26, 2022

Deputy Prime Le Van Thanh has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to study policies to promote the development of the domestic automobile industry, in line with the growing global trend towards electric cars.

Local automobile manufacturers ask for more support

Saturday, Nov 30, 2019

Local automobile manufacturers discussed low market capacity and a lack of support policies at a seminar in Ha Noi on Thursday.

VN’s auto industry at crossroads: report

Thursday, Jul 12, 2018

Viet Nam’s automobile industry is at cross roads, lagging behind ASEAN competitors, according to a report launched by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) early this week.

Supporting firms key to autos

Saturday, May 26, 2018

The development of Viet Nam’s automobile industry depends a great deal on its supporting industry, which needs to be developed comprehensively, experts have said.

Car companies voice concern over Decree 116

Tuesday, Feb 27, 2018

Viet Nam needs to develop its own automobile industry, favorable import conditions and ensure production for more than 90 million people.

Government mulls safeguards to protect domestic carmakers

Friday, Mar 17, 2017

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to study the possibility of applying safeguards to protect the domestic automobile manufacturing industry from looming zero-tariff car imports.

Russia, VN sign deal on vehicle production

Wednesday, Mar 23, 2016

Viet Nam and Russia signed an intergovernmental protocol on supporting the production of motor vehicles in the Southeast Asian country.

Tax cut expected to help boost domestic automobile industry

Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015

Cars with various engine displacement values are expected to enjoy a rebate in the special consumption tax in Viet Nam as of July 1 2016, according to a revised draft on Tax Law issued by the Ministry of Finance recently.

TMV remains undecided on continuing local assembly

Tuesday, Apr 07, 2015

Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) is wavering between continuing to assemble and manufacture cars and importing completed cars when the 2018 import tax on cars from ASEAN countries s to zero.

BMW World Expo 2014 opens in Viet Nam

Saturday, Aug 23, 2014

The BMW World Exhibition and Expo 2014, which is being held in Viet Nam for the first time, officially opened on Thursday and will run until Sunday at Royal City here.

HCM City to host Vietnam Motor Show 2014

Wednesday, Jul 02, 2014

The Vietnam Motor Show 2014 will be held at HCM City''s Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from November 20 to 23.

Auto show strikes upbeat note

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2013

At least 15 automobile brands, many providers of a wide range of support industry products and services, banking and insurance firms are participating in the Viet Nam Motor Show.

Auto firms find their own roads to business development

Friday, Oct 18, 2013

Many well-known automobile brands in the Vietnamese market will not be present at next week''s Vietnam Motor Show 2013, the country''s biggest annual exhibition. Instead, they are promoting their vehicles independently.

Car industry battles its way out of a slump

Friday, Aug 23, 2013

Viet Nam''s automobile industry had failed to reach its objective of selling cars at prices to suit Vietnamese pockets, according to the Director of the Industry and Trade Ministry''s Heavy Industry Department, Nguyen Manh Quan.

Automobile industry in state of transition

Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013

Ford Motor Company''s Australian subsidiary has announced it is shutting down all manufacturing operations by 2016. What will Viet Nam learn from the lesson?