New vehicle sales in Vietnam have risen by 2% year on year (y-o-y) over the first eight months of 2011 to reach 70,650 units, according to data from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA). This figure includes both domestically produced vehicles plus those imported into the country by VAMA members. On the import side, the number of completely built units (CBUs) imported into the country over the Jan-Aug period rose by 30% y-o-y to reach 42,000, according to a September 2011report on the AutomotiveWorld website. The value of imported cars increased by 32% y-o-y to US$782mn. This comes despite efforts by the government to curb imports in favour of developing the domestic industry.