Vietnam imported 11,172 cars between January and September, up 5,142 units from the same period last year. According to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, more than 10,800-92 per cent-were imported from Thailand and Indonesia. The remainder came from Japan, the US and Germany. Cars with nine or fewer seats shipped to ports in HCM City accounted for more than 51 per cent of total car imports to Vietnam. Vietnamese Businesses spent US$ 2.5 billion (Bt59.54 billion) importing auto parts in the period. The part from Thailand, India and Indonesia were mostly electric cables and steel imported by Toyota, Ford and Nissan for use by domestic carmakers
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