The Government should encourage the development of auto manufacturing centres in VietNam to help strengthen the domestic auto industry, according to a seminar held in Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, central Quang Nam Province yesterday.
Toyota Vietnam Friday afternoon officially offered its apology and released its recall plan starting next Monday on over 65,000 cars that were manufactured in Vietnam.
Truong Hai Auto Joint Stock Co exceeded Toyota to lead the auto market in March with a total sale of 3,085 units, accounting for 32.4 percent of the market share while the figure in February was 23.8 percent.
The Vietnam Register, a government agency responsible for vehicles’ safety, said Thursday it received a communication from Toyota Vietnam saying it will carry out free repairs on faulty cars.
The Viet Nam Automobile Transport Association has recommended that the Viet Nam Register Agency check 8,830 vans made by Toyota Motors Viet Nam (TMV) for manufacturing errors.
Engineer Le Van Tach, currently working for Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), has rejected at least 63,998 cars of Toyota Innova and Fortuner models for faulty installed parts.