Car sales in Vietnam fell 11% in October from a year earlier, the fourth straight month of decline

Compared with the previous month, however, sales rose 14%, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association.

A total of 10,421 cars were sold last month, compared with 11,762 cars in October last year, the association said.

The data include sales of both domestically produced and imported vehicles.

According to government data issued last month, Vietnam imported 41,500 assembled cars, valued at $759 million, in the first ten months of this year, down 28.4% on year by volume and 17.4% by value.

Imports of cars and car parts were worth $2.334 billion in the January to October period, up 1.8% on year.

The following is a breakdown of auto sales figures:

Jan-Oct 2010 % On Yr

Toyota 24,331 +8

GM Daewoo 7,502 -31

VMC (including BMW, Mazda and Kia) 475 -32

Vina Star (incl. Mitsubishi and Proton) 1,919 -30

Honda 2,312 -31

Ford 4,905 -17

Mercedes 2,133 -13

Isuzu 1,504 -37

Mekong (incl. Fiat, Iveco and S-Young) 315 -41

Suzuki 2,605 +36

Hino 1,052 -38

Samco 310 -11

Truong Hai 20,279 +22

Vinacomin 168 -6

Vinaxuki 7,817 +5

Vinamotor 10,067 -20

Sanyang 926 N.A

Total 88,600 -4