Hanoi (VNA) - Toyota Motor Vietnam Co., Ltd.(TMV) sold 2,451 vehicles in February, down 45 percent from the previous month,the company said.

SUV model Corolla Cross and sedan model Vios were among the top 10best-sellers in the Vietnamese market in the month, with 726 and 554 units handed over to customers.

As many as 995 domestically-assembled vehicles weresold last month, making up more than 41 percent of the company’s total sales.

Although Toyota Vios was included in the list of thetop 10 best-sellers, the model slid from the 5th position in January to the 8thin February, with only 554 units.

Meanwhile, Toyota's SUV model Corolla Cross was named amongthe top five best-sellers, with 726 units.

A report by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers'Association (VAMA) said its members sold 13,585 vehicles in the month, a dropof 22 percent from the previous month.

The figure comprised 6,939 passenger cars, 3,767commercial and 179 special-use vehicles.

The sales of domestically-assembled vehicles fell 41percent month on month to 8,610 vehicles, while that of completely built-up(CBU) vehicles dropped 58 percent over January to 4,975 units.

However, VAMA member automakers’ sales in the firsttwo months of this year still rose 21 percent year on year to 40,017 vehicles.

Experts held that the figure did not reflect thesituation of the Vietnamese automobile market, as it did not include sales ofmany brands such as Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Volkswagenand Volvo, whose sales were not revealed./.