HCMC – Auto sales have fallen substantially this year, with 22,409 units sold in April, down 40% over March and 47% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA).

Sales of commercial vehicles in April dropped by 19% versus the previous month, passenger cars slumped by 27%, and special-purpose vehicles plummeted by 51%, VAMA said in a statement. The January-April period saw total auto sales reaching 92,801 units, including volumes of VAMA members, non-VAMA members and imported completely-built-up cars. The figure accounted for 69.8% of total sales in the same period last year. As for VAMA members alone, the auto sales volume included 61,297 passenger cars, 18,171 commercial vehicles, 1,451 buses and 548 special-purpose vehicles. Meanwhile, non-VAMA members TC Motor and VinFast sold 19,328 and 3,789 units in the January-April period, respectively. According to the reports of auto manufacturers in Vietnam, U.S. automaker Ford was the only one firm that posted January-April sales growth of 128% year-on-year.