Vietnam has been named among four key markets of Ford Motor Company together with Thailand, South Africa and Australia, serving as a driving force for the development of Ford Vietnam in the coming years.
Ford Vietnam General Director Pham Van Dung (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has been named among four key markets of Ford Motor Company together with Thailand, South Africa and Australia, serving as a driving force for the development of Ford Vietnam in the coming years.
Ford Explorer interior (Photo: VNA)
Five new car models of Ford will be sold in the Vietnamese market this year, Ford Vietnam General Director Pham Van Dung has said.
In addition, the automaker will improve its sales process and new services.
Despite challenges, 2021 marked important milestones of Ford Vietnam as it sold more than 23,700 cars and finished the expansion of its automobile factory in the northern province of Hai Duong.
Ford Ranger was the carmaker’s best-seller in the previous year as a total 15,650 units were sold, posting a year-on-year rise of 18 percent and making up nearly 60 percent of Vietnam’s pickup truck segment.
Ford Vietnam sold 5,485 Everest mid-size body-on-frame sport utility vehicles (SUV) in 2021, accounting for 40 percent of the market for the first time.
Ford Everest (Photo: ford.com.vn)
Ford Transit 16-seater minibus was the best-selling commercial car model in Vietnam for the straight nine years, with 898 units being sold./.
Ford Vietnam’s sales in the first quarter of 2021 rose 52 percent against the same period last year, equivalent to 5,914 vehicles delivered to customers.
Ford Ranger pickup trucks are being locally assembled at its facility in the northern province of Hai Duong and will be available for delivery on July 15.
The Ford Hai Duong expansion project’s first phase, which started in January last year, was completed on July 15, with 80 percent of the total investment in the project disbursed.
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