Motorcycles of Honda Vietnam for sale at a store in Vinh Yen city, Vinh Phuc province. (Photo: VNA)In January, it sold 222,545motorcycles, down 13.1% month on month and 16% year on year, data showed.
Meanwhile, 1,494 cars were deliveredto buyers, declining 35.7% month on month and 60.4% year on year. Among them,Honda City and Honda CR-V were the best-sellers with 1,107 units sold in total,accounting for 74.1% of the firm’s car sales last month.
Experts said both motorcycle andautomobile sales witnessed strong declines in January since the month coincidedwith the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, when many people tended to curb spendingon valuable things, especially before and after the holiday.
This is a common trend every Tet, andthe market will bounce back in the following months for not only motorcyclesand automobiles but also many other commodities./.
VNA
