Hanoi, May 13 -- The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association (VAMA) said on May 13 that its members reported sales of 29,585 units in April, down 7% month-on-month but up 21% year-on-year.

Specifically, they reported the sales of 20,766 units of passenger vehicles, dropping 7% from March; 8,619 units of commercial vehicles, down 7%, and 200 others of special-purpose vehicles, up 11%.

Domestically assembled vehicles posted a reduction of 7% with 13,890 units delivered, while Vietnam's imports of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles saw sales fall 60% to 15,695 units.

Toyota maintained its market leadership with 5,566 units sold in April, followed by Ford (3,997), Mitsubishi (2,038), THACO Mazda (2,736), and THACO Kia (2,055). The be...