Domestic production remained the main source of new vehicles, with 54,100 cars rolling off production lines during the month, up 5.9% from May and 32.1% higher than in June 2025. This marked the highest monthly output recorded in 2026, surpassing the previous peak of 51,700 units in January.

During the first six months of 2026, Vietnamese automakers produced an estimated 284,600 new vehicles, representing a 26.9% increase compared with the same period last year.

Alongside rising domestic production, imports of completely built-up (CBU) vehicles also increased in both volume and value during June.

Official estimates show that about 23,730 fully built-up vehicles were imported into Vietnam in June, with a total value of US$579 million. Compared with May, import volume rose by 14.6%, while import value increased by 5.7%, according to data from the Customs Department.

Compared with June 2025, the number of imported vehicles remained unchanged, but their total value jumped 43.4%. The increase suggests that importers have shifted towards bringing in higher-value models than they did a year earlier.

The General Statistics Office also reported that Vietnam imported an estimated 123,096 completely built-up vehicles worth US$2.872 billion during the first half of 2026. While import volume was broadly unchanged from the same period in 2025, the total value increased by 28.9%.

Hoang Hiep