When VinFast, a Vietnamnese automobile manufacturer, announced the plan to make Premium (Pre), or a low-cost product line, many Vietnamese hoped they would be able to buy cars at reasonable prices in the near future.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Toyota Vietnam has replaced Ford Vietnam’s CEO to assume the chairmanship of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) as of January 30, according to VAMA’s announcement.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – After Truong Hai Automobile got the permission to delay the payment of the VND1.2 trillion worth of import tax, a lot of other manufacturers have sent letters to the Prime Ministers asking for the same favor.