HONDA ANNOUNCED THE NEW LEAD125 SCOOTER IN VIETNAM

2013 Hondaa LEAD 125

Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd. (President: Masayuki Igarashi), a Honda joint venture in Vietnam for production and sales of motorcycles and automobiles, today announced the release of the LEAD125, a liquid-cooled 125cc single-cylinder scooter.

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Mazda2 local assembly to commence in Vietnam

2012 Mazda2

HIROSHIMA : August 30, 2011 — Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it will commence local assembly of the Mazda2 in Vietnam in October 2011. The Mazda2^*1 will be produced at a newly-constructed assembly plant owned by Vina Mazda Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd^*2 in the Nui Thanh district of Quang Nam province. Sales of the locally assembled Mazda2 in Vietnam will also begin in October 2011. Mazda expects the Mazda2 to become one of its mainstay products in the Vietnamese market and plans to produce approximately 2,000 units per year.

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AUDI AG strengthens its position in South East Asia

Audi Showroom in Ho Chi Minh City

• Audi brand launches in Vietnam
  
• Exclusive importer opens first Audi dealership in Ho Chi Minh City
  
• Sales chief Schwarzenbauer: “We expect to achieve annual growth rates of 20 to 30 percent in the region.”

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam : October 29, 2008 - Yesterday’s opening of the first Audi dealership in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) marked the Ingolstadt-based company’s official entry into the Vietnamese market. By launching its sales programme in Vietnam, AUDI AG is reinforcing its position in the region, where the brand is currently scoring its highest growth rates.


“The developing markets of South East Asia represent a great opportunity for us,” said Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board of Management for Marketing and Sales. “This year we’ll sell around 40 percent more cars than in 2007. For the next few years I anticipate constantly high growth rates of 20 to 30 percent in the region.”

In 2007 the brand with the four rings sold 1,390 automobiles in South East Asia. In Vietnam, Audi is venturing into one of the region’s most dynamic economies: The economic boom of the past few years has been especially beneficial to the premium market in Vietnam, which experienced a disproportionately high growth rate. Audi’s most important location in South East Asia to date has been Singapore, where AUDI AG is represented by a wholly owned National Sales Company.

For this year, Audi is projecting total sales of about 1,300 cars in the city state – effectively doubling its unit sales in just two years. This makes Audi the fastest-growing premium brand in Singapore, with a market share of 11.2 percent (January – September 2008; 8.0 percent in 2007).

In the Vietnamese market, Audi will cooperate with the Automotive Asia group, which will sell the premium cars with the four rings as the exclusive importer. Initially Audi will introduce two top-of-the-line models: the Audi A8 4.2 L TFSI, the brand’s flagship with a long wheelbase, and the Audi Q7 4.2 TFSI. Next year the model range will be increased by the Audi A6, the Audi Q5 and the Audi A4. In addition to the showroom, the Ho Chi Minh City facility offers customers with the brand’s exclusive Audi Service and Audi Genuine Parts in its 1,600 square meter (over 17,000 square feet) dealership.

[Source : AUDI]

Vietnam : Honda Vietnam Inaugurates Its Second Motorcycle Plant

Vietnam's Honda Motocycle plant

VIETNAM - September 1, 2008: Honda Vietnam formally held an Opening ceremony for its second motorcycle plant in Vinh Phuc province.


The second factory is 300,000 square meters in area and is located right beside first factory in Vinh Phuc province. Additional facilities include test course, emission laboratories, welfares for associates, waste water treatment facilities, etc. With total investment capital of USD 65 million, the plant producing mainly scooters and high – class gear models will come into mass production at the end of August. With production capacity of 500,000 units per year in addition to the 1 million units at the first plant, Honda Vietnam’s total yearly output reaches 1.5 million units. This is the proof for Honda Vietnam’s effort to more satisfy increasing and diversified demand of Vietnamese customers.

“Environmental and human friendliness” key features of second plant
“Environmental and human friendliness” are the key features of the second plant. The factory has been built depending on the most harmonious and reasonable connection between natural energy resources including: Wind, Light, and Water.

The environment and atmosphere at the second plant will be extremely airy thanks to the use of natural wind and light which considerably reduces heat usually appearing in industrial plants, and provides a comfortable working environment for the associates. Furthermore, taking advantage of these natural resources will bring high economic efficiency and save natural resources such as electricity, by taking advantage of natural light, and water, by reusing rain water for internal facilities. The entire production process will also fully meet the stringent environmental standards of the world and Vietnam. All of these factors are aimed at creating a green environment surrounding the second plant. Honda Vietnam also applies the most advanced Honda production technologies in order to turn the second plant into one of the most technologically advanced and efficient plants in the world. The plant consists of six sections: Engine assembly section, Finished-motorcycle assembly section, Engine parts machining section, Plastic moulding section, Painting section and Welding section. All sections are equipped with modern machines and equipment for highest quality manufacturing and most environment-friendly products. It will operate in accordance with international quality management system ISO 9001 and environmental management standard ISO 14001.

The second plant reflects to Honda Vietnam’s desire in contributing to Vietnamese society and it is their aim to be a company that society wants to exist. There are 1,400 people given job directly and other thousands given job through parts supplier network.

With the second motorcycle plant, Honda Vietnam is determined to build the most advanced and friendly with the environment in Vietnam. Thus, Honda Vietnam will continue to produce and introduce high quality, fuel saving and environmental friendly products for the satisfaction of Vietnamese customers.

[Source : HONDA]