Mekong Auto

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Mekong Auto Corporation
Industry Automotive
Founded1991
Headquarters Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Products automobiles

Mekong Auto Corporation, headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a car manufacturer and assembler founded on June 22, 1991. [1] The company works with Fiat S.p.A., [2] Pyeonghwa Motors [3] and SsangYong. [2]

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MA's shareholders include Saeilo Machinery Japan Inc. (51%), Sae Yong International Inc. (19%), Veam (18%) and Sakyno (12%). [1]

History

The first car was built at the Delta Auto Plant on May 20, 1992. [4] The company opened the Co Loa Auto Plant in Ha Noi City in 1992. [5] In 1997, production was briefly halted due to lack of access to parts. [5] In that same year, MA sold around 30,000 vehicles. [6]

In 2009, MA announced that they will distribute the Fiat 500 in Vietnam. [7]

In 2024, the company sent a document to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to voluntarily return the golden land at 120 Tran Hung Dao (District 1) to Ho Chi Minh City [8] . The document was signed and issued by the company's general director (Japanese).

Products

Mekong

Fiat

SsangYong

Pyeonghwa Motors

References

  1. 1 2 "Mekong - About us - History of establishment and development". mekongauto.com.vn. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. 1 2 "Vietnam November auto sales double yr/yr". Reuters. 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ↑ Van Ingen Schenau, Erik (2020-09-05). "Cars of North Korea: Pyonghwa part 1". ChinaCarHistory. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. 1 2 "Mekong Star – Chiếc xe việt dã từng được Việt Nam xuất khẩu". cartimes.tapchicongthuong.vn (in Vietnamese). 28 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 "VinFast creates a miracle for Vietnam's automotive industry". vovworld.vn. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  6. ↑ "Những thương hiệu xe chết yểu ở Việt Nam". Báo Công An Nghệ An (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. ↑ "Mekong Auto sẽ phân phối Fiat 500". vnexpress.net (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  8. ↑ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (2024-11-26). "Công ty Mekong Auto tự nguyện trả lại đất vàng 120 Trần Hưng Đạo, quận 1". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-07-29.


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