Honda Vietnam reported fall in motorcycle, automobile sales in February

Honda Vietnam has reported its fall in motorcycle and automobile sales at 36.8% and 7.3% respectively in February.
Honda Vietnam’s motorcycle, automobile sales continue to drop in February
The sale of Wave Alpha - Honda Vietnam best-seller semi-automatic model, decreased by 42.6% compared to that in January. (Photo: VNA)

That is the second month in a row the company recorded sale falls after seeing a growth of nearly 19% for motorcycles and 62% for the automobile last December.

In February, it sold 140,669 motorcycles, down 36.8% compared to the previous month. Specifically, the sale of Wave Alpha – its best-seller semi-automatic model, decreased by 42.6% compared to that in January.

Similarly, Vision - its best-seller scooter model - also saw a sales decrease of 34.9%, and Winner X clutch 27% compared to the previous month.

Previously, the Vietnam Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (VAMM) forecasted that the Vietnamese motorcycle market had entered a period of saturation and was shifting from manual transmission motorbikes to automatic ones. Currently, the automatic transmission motorbike lines account for more than 45% of the market share and will be a strongly growing segment soon when Vietnam’s per capita income increases.

In February, Honda Vietnam also exported 23,917 motorcycles.

Meanwhile, the Japanese manufacturer last month sold 1,385 automobiles, down 7.3% from the previous month. Honda City and Honda CR-V continued to be the two best-selling models of Honda Vietnam with 1,235 vehicles, accounting for 89.2% of its total car sales in February.

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(Source: VNA)