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HANOI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) Vietnam spent 551 million U.S. dollars on importing completely-built automobiles and components for assembly in January, posting a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent.
Specifically, the country imported around 6,000 completely-built automobiles worth 191 million U.S. dollars, up 32.8 percent in volume and 58.6 percent in value, according to the country s Ministry of Industry and Trade on Monday.
In 2020, Vietnam s total automobile sales stood at 296,634 units, down 8 percent year on year, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association.
Last year, Vietnam spent nearly 6.3 billion U.S. dollars importing completely-built automobiles and components for assembly, down 14.3 percent against 2019. Enditem
HANOI, Feb 8 (Xinhua): Vietnam spent US$551 million on importing completely-built automobiles and components for assembly in January, posting a year-on-year increase of 22.5 percent.
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Mitsubishi Vietnam recalls over 9,000 cars to replace fuel pumps
By My Anh January 19, 2021 | 12:00 pm GMT+7
A Mitsubishi Xpander model. Photo by VnExpress/Luong Dung.
Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam is recalling 9,066 Outlander and Xpander cars to fix a fuel pump issue that could cause the vehicle to stall.
They include 5,370 Outlanders manufactured in Vietnam between January 15, 2018, and July 21, 2019, and 3,696 Xpanders imported from Indonesia and assembled between August 21, 2018, and September 20, 2019
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The company said the inflated impeller inside of the pump might have caused it to touch the surrounding parts of the pump body and stop the pump from spinning that could result in the engine not starting or stalling.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021, 13:32 GMT+7
A Mitsubishi Xpander car is on display at an exhibition in Vietnam in this supplied photo.
As many as 9,066 of Mitsubishi’s Xpander and Outlander cars in Vietnam will be recalled due to faulty fuel pumps, according to an announcement released by Mitsubishi Vietnam on Tuesday.
The recall started on January 15 and will last until January 17, 2023.
Of the 9,066 recalled cars, 3,696 Xpander cars were manufactured from August 21, 2019 to September 20, 2019, while 5,370 Outlander vehicles were produced between January 15, 2018, and July 21, 2019.
The problem of the products subject to the recall is that the plastic impellers for fuel pumps can inflate and stop their operation, causing the engine to stall or fail to start.