Truong_Hai_Auto_Corporation

Truong Hai Group Corporation

Truong Hai Group Corporation

Vietnamese automobile manufacturer

Truong Hai Group Corporation (THACO), (Vietnamese: Công ty cổ phần tập đoàn Trường Hải) is a Vietnamese automobile manufacturer in. The company is a member of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA). It was founded in 1997 and is considered one of the pioneers of the Vietnamese auto industry.[2] In 2014, the company captured 32% of Vietnam's automobile market.[3] As of 2017, THACO owned the largest automobile production capacity in Vietnam, at 71,000 units per year.[4]

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THACO's main products comprise family cars, light trucks, and buses. The company has a joint venture with Kia Motors to produce Kia-branded cars from its main factory, located in the Chu Lai Economic Zone.[5] It also produces and manufactures Mazda passenger cars, through its VinaMazda subsidiary. In 2020, the company entered the light motorcycle market.[6]

In 2021, THACO acquired the Vietnamese retail operations of e-mart.[7]

Models

Thaco Ollin 250 light truck in Vietnam
Thaco Hyundai HD270 dump truck in Nha Trang

References

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    "THACO". www.thacogroup.vn.
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    "THACO sets up major auto parts industrial park". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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    "Trường Hải chiếm 32% thị phần ôtô VN - Tuổi Trẻ Online" (in Vietnamese). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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    Natsuda, Kaoru; Thoburn, John (2020-10-14). Automotive Industrialisation: Industrial Policy and Development in Southeast Asia. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-81784-7. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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    "Korean cars find few takers in Southeast Asia, sustained by Vietnam market". Retail News Asia. 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
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    "Auto firm THACO enters motorbike market". VnExpress International. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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    "E-mart to sell retail business in Vietnam". koreatimes. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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    "THACO Mazda". Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  9. [9]
    "THACO Kia". Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  10. [10]
    "Thaco Bus" (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
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    Thaco Trucks[dead link]
  12. [12]
    "Thaco Trường Hải chính thức trở thành nhà phân phối xe buýt Mercedes-Benz tại Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2024-05-09.


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