New diesel vehicles are required to follow Euro 4 emission standards before December 31 this year, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

In the first two months of this year, the VR granted certificate of Euro 4 standard to 24,996 cars, of which 14,060 units were imported and 10,936 were locally produced and assembled. 

The information was released in a Government message sent to the MoT this week, urging implementation of the roadmap for application of exhaust emission standards to manufactured, assembled and imported new cars and motorbikes.

The prime minister said automakers and importers of diesel vehicles would have to ensure completion of procedures related to customs, registration and rolling out vehicles for the domestic market before December 31.

If the procedures were incomplete until the given date, businesses would have to re-export or export the vehicles, the message stated.

Meanwhile, other newly manufactured, assembled and imported cars were obliged to meet Euro 4 norms from January 1, 2017 onwards to be eligible to register in Viet Nam.

All new vehicles, including diesel ones, will have to meet the Euro 4 standard from January 1, 2018.

The Prime Minister asked the MoT in co-ordination with relevant agencies to take responsibility for supervising the implementation process in accordance with Government Decision No. 49/2011/QD-TTG on the application of exhaust emission standards for vehicles in Viet Nam.

He also requested wholesale petrol businesses to set up a plan to supply and distribute fuel that adheres to Euro 4 and 5 standards, meeting the demand of local automakers and importers. By the fourth quarter of this year, they will have to complete necessary infrastructure, ensuring the supply of Euro 4 standard diesel to the market latest by January 1, 2018.

Dang Viet Ha, deputy head of Vietnam Register (VR), told baogiaothong.vn that in the first two months of this year, the VR granted certificate of Euro 4 standard to 24,996 cars, of which 14,060 units were imported and 10,936 were locally produced and assembled.

VR also gave the Euro 3 certificate to 271,577 motorbikes, of which 263,856 units were locally produced and assembled and the remaining were imported, Hà said.

"The VR has verified and certified qualified vehicles following the prime minister’s Decision 49 and the MoT’s guidelines. In case the vehicles are not qualified, they will be re-exported according to the regulation," Ha said. 

VNS