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VinFast is recalling 2,097 electric vehicles to fix various technical issues. Some of the VF e34 and VF 5 Plus cars produced between September 2023 and April 2024 face the threat of bolts securing the upper cover of the high-voltage battery becoming loose,…
Import turnover of completely built-up (CBU) cars in March increased by 55.4% in volume and 41.4% in value compared to the previous month. A preliminary report from the General Statistics Office (GSO) said that Vietnam imported about 15,000 CBU cars in March…
Last month, Apple calmly went around to the back of company headquarters in Cupertino carrying the self-driving Apple Car files and put a bullet through the project. Apple spent a decade and a ton of money on what would have turned out to be an amazing…
German sportscar manufacturer Porsche has opened its Porsche Studio in Singapore intending to provide an improved studio model. The new two-story showroom is part of downtown Singapore’s famous Guoco Midtown mixed-use development, near the Bugis heritage…
Vietnam saw the second sharpest decrease, of 25%, in automobile sales in Southeast Asia last year behind only minuscule market Myanmar. According to the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF), in the region’s seven main markets, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the…
The world’s biggest electric vehicle maker, China’s BYD, will set up shop in Hanoi in May. It would sell its first cars in the sedan and SUV segments, sources familiar with the matter said. Its SUV BYD Atto 3 is among the most sought-after cars globally. It…
Toyota Vietnam has announced the recall of 25,971 Avanza Veloz, and Yaris Cross cars to fix faulty front shock absorber nuts. The nuts were not tightened sufficiently due to design issues, and could become loose and cause noises, even fall off. The affected…
Vietnamese users are becoming more familiar with hybrid and pure electric vehicles because numerous well-known brands have expanded to this category. Truong Huy, a technical expert for an electric vehicle software outsourcing company in Ho Chi Minh City, was…
Continuing its journey of the “Bridges to Knowledge” project, Bridgestone Vietnam built and inaugurated the 10th bridge, Truong Tho in Soc Trang, on Dec. 27. The project was implemented by Bridgestone Tire Sales Vietnam Limited Liability Company to realize…
The domestic auto market in Vietnam is experiencing a decline in car sales due to sluggish customer demand compared to previous years, according to local car experts. The experts said the number of customers visiting car dealerships has not increased compared…
Land Rover Vietnam has implemented a new strategy to enhance client experience, its General Manager Ruud Poels said at the JLR Retailer Hanoi launch of its first global standard retail destination on Nov. 23. As an active player in the automotive industry in…
Ford has recalled 1,182 Everest and Explorer SUVs in Vietnam for engine control module software failure and a rearview camera display error. The Everest recall involves 185 vehicles, all produced at Ford’s factory in Thailand between June 28, 2022, and April…
Vietnam’s first electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast plans to build a plant with an investment capital of 18.6 trillion Rp (US$1.2 billion) in Indonesia, according to Presidential Chief of Staff of Indonesia Moeldoko. Moeldoko told a press on Nov. 6 that the…
Pham Van Dung, former CEO of Ford Vietnam, and Nguyen Thien Minh, co-founder of ride-hailing app Be, have taken up jobs at transport services provider Tasco. Dung has become chairman of SVC Holdings, a Tasco subsidiary and Vietnam’s biggest car distributor…
Mercedes, BMW, Audi, and Volvo have been slashing their prices by hundreds of millions of dong (VND100 million = US$4,200) in October. Audi is offering discounts on its A4, A6, A8L, Q2, Q3, Q5, Q5 Sportback, Q7, A7 Sportback, and Q8 models of up to VND300…
Vietnam’s auto sales in September hit their highest peak since March, totaling 25,375 units, demonstrating a slight increase in demand. But the figure for the period is still a 24% year-on-year drop, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers…
