After the “heavyweight” competitor VinFast Lux A2.0 officially stopped distribution, Toyota Camry easily regained its position and led the D-class sedan segment in Vietnam in 2022.
Contrary to most other car segments that recorded growth in sales, the D-class sedan segment in Vietnam in 2022 suddenly declined.
According to data from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association and VinFast, by the end of December 2022, the entire D-class sedan segment in Vietnam sold only 720 cars, down 15 cars compared to the previous month. In the 12 months of 2022, the total sales of the entire D-class sedan segment reached only 10,101 vehicles, a decrease of nearly 1,500 vehicles compared to 2021.
In fact, considering each model separately, the D-class sedan in 2022 still records more “bright colors”, when except for the case of VinFast Lux A2.0, all other models have increased sales. chief.
In particular, Toyota Camry continues to show its superiority when dominating the market. The data shows that, by the end of the year, the Japanese model has sold 4,471 vehicles, an increase of 575 vehicles compared to the same period in 2021.
The fact that VinFast Lux A2.0 suddenly stopped distribution from August 2022 helps Toyota Camry easily regain its position and lead the sales race.
Notably, with the “heavy” competitor VinFast Lux A2.0 officially stopped selling in August 2022, the sales results in the past year also helped Camry consolidate its dominant position in the D-class sedan segment in Vietnam. South, when accounting for nearly 40% market share.
In the rest, the Kia K5 and Mazda6 also make for a pretty interesting race. Accordingly, K5 after officially selling the new generation has shown prosperity. After 12 months of sales, the Korean model achieved sales of 1,710 vehicles, a sharp increase compared to the “sluggish” sales of only 96 cars in 2021.
Meanwhile, Mazda6 also grew steadily, but failed to make a breakthrough. Last year, the Japanese model sold only 1,289 cars and was officially surpassed by rival Kia K5.
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Currently, in the D-class sedan segment in Vietnam, Mazda6 is only ranked above the “veteran” model Honda Accord, selling only 237 cars in 2022.
According to many experts in the auto industry, with changes in automotive consumer tastes and the rise of multi-purpose vehicles like today, the D-segment sedan segment in 2023 is expected to be as well. will face many difficulties and difficulties to break through. The race to compete for sales in this battlefield is therefore difficult to have any more surprises, when Toyota Camry is likely to continue to be “a market alone”.