Thailand, Indonesia top auto exports to Vietnam

Top trader: A Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid on show in Tangerang, Indonesia. In the January to July period, Indonesia exported 29,498 vehicles to Vietnam at a cost of US$399.63mil, and was second only to Thailand in terms of the number of units and value. — AFP

HANOI: In the first seven months of 2023, Vietnam imported nearly 80,000 completely-built-up (CBU) cars of all kinds, with a total value of US$1.87bil, an increase of 2.4% in quantity and 0.1% in value compared to the same period last year.

During that period, Vietnam purchased 36,087 vehicles from Thailand, an increase of 45.2% in quantity with an import turnover of US$762.2mil.