[Vnbiz] Chinese 3-wheeled vehicles in great demand in S Vietnam

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  Chinese 3-wheeled vehicles in great demand in S Vietnam
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16:44,
January 23, 2008

            Some of Vietnam's southern localities have seen increasing
demand for Chinese three-wheeled motorized vehicles used to transport goods,
the local newspaper Youth said on Wednesday.

Since the government issued a ban on self-modified three- and four-wheeled
vehicles in January, aiming to reduce traffic jams and accidents, two
enterprises in Tay Ninh province have imported and sold over 20 Chinese
three-wheeled vehicles branded Xinling, Yinxiang and Sandi to local people
at prices of 35-40 million Vietnamese dong (2,188-2,500 U.S. dollars) per
unit.

Other southern localities such as Dong Nai, Tien Giang , Ben Tre, Dong Thap,
An Giang and Ho Chi Minh City represent the same situation.

However, Vietnam has yet to issue specific guidelines for registration of
such three-wheeled motorized vehicles, the newspaper said.

Self-modified three- and four-wheeled vehicles are useful for transporting
goods in areas where roads are too narrow for even mini-trucks. Hawkers at
markets and construction material shops are dependent on the three-wheelers
to transport their products. Self-employed garbage collectors also use them
to make a living.

*Source:Xinhua*
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