Hanoi (VNA), June 11 -- The sales of automobile surged 62 percent month-on-month in May following the end of social distancing measures that lasted throughout April, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA).

VAMA released a report on its members' sales in May on June 11, which showed VAMA members sold 19,081 vehicles in the month, compared to just over 11,700 in April.

Of the sold vehicles, more than 13,000 were passenger cars, up 67 percent, while 5,810 were commercial vehicles, up 67 percent, and 262 were special-purpose vehicles, down 16 percent, respectively.

Sales of domestically-assembled vehicles reached 11,095 units, up 50 percent, while sales of imported vehicles rose 83 percent to 7,986.

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