Vietnam begins to make switch to online car sales
By Doan Dung, Thanh Nhan July 5, 2021 | 06:57 am GMT+7
A customer checks prices of cars online. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nhan.
Three auto brands have begun to sell online as they seek to take advantage of the country’s e-commerce boom.
Since January this year customers have been able to go to the VinFast website, select the model, customize color and interiors, and indicate mode of payment.
They can then go to the nearest showroom to complete the purchase.
VinFast offers to deliver the car to the customers’ doorstep.
Customers who want to pay in installments can submit their profiles online.
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Amid a rise in car consumption, a wide range of giant automakers have had to cut production or close facilities due to the global semiconductor shortage that is affecting price and delivery times.
Vietnam sees 6-fold surge in cars imported from China
18 May 2021, 13:49 GMT+10
HANOI, May 18 (Xinhua) Around 6,630 completely built-up (CBU) cars were imported by Vietnam from China in the first four months of this year, six times higher than the volume from the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Industry insiders attributed the increasing popularity of cars imported from China to good designs and modern features, local media VnExpress reported Tuesday. With the volume, China remained the third-largest CBU car supplier for Vietnam in the period behind Thailand and Indonesia. The two Southeast Asian countries accounted for 79 percent of Vietnam s CBU imports over the four-month period.
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