HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam in October witnessed many changes in the group of bestselling cars, according to report from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA).

Small sedan Toyota Vios sales were recorded at 1,916 units for the month, outperforming all other models and continuing to maintain its leading position on the top 10 list.

If Vios has been a familiar name on the list for many months, pickup Chevrolet Colorado from automaker GM entered the bestselling car category for the first time, although its sales were not very impressive, with 338 cars delivered to consumers. Chevrolet Colorado’s sales are still far behind rival Ford Ranger, which ranks the second on the list.

GM recently decided to sell 100 special edition Colorado cars to Việt Nam to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its trucks and pickups production under the Chevrolet brand. This limited edition production by GM Global was offered to the Vietnamese market as a priority, just behind Thailand.

October also saw the absence of the five-seat SUV Honda CR-V after Honda Vietnam sold out the vehicle by offering a discount of hundreds of millions of đồng in September before rolling out the new-general version this month.

Meanwhile, domestic carmaker Trường Hải Auto Corporation (Thaco) is hoping to sell out current model Mazda CX-5 to pave the way for the new-generation and modern model of CX-5 in the near future.

Customers of current model Mazda CX-5 enjoyed discounts from automaker Thaco and its agents nationwide, due to which the model jumped from the seventh position in September to third on the list in October.

The change in positions of car models on the list is primarily due to discounts and promotional programmes from automakers. In the remaining months of this year, it is predicted the automakers will continue their promotions, therefore the list of top 10 bestselling cars will see changes. — VNS