World Auto

The World Auto Co., Ltd. (Vietnamese: Công ty ô tô Thế giới) is the official general importer and car assembly plant for Volkswagen located in the Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

The company was founded in 2006 and is responsible for the supply of five contracted dealers. The plant of the company is located in the Vinashin-Shinec Industrial Area of Hải Phòng which covers an area of 100 hectares. Investors from five countries, including Japan, South Korea, Netherlands and Sweden had provided a total sum of 120 million U.S. dollars for the building of the plant. The final contracts for the joint venture were signed in April 2007.

Lineup

Current

• 
  Volkswagen Passat
  Import (VAG)
• 
  Volkswagen Polo
• 
  Volkswagen Polo sedan
• 
  Volkswagen Tiguan

Former

• 
  Volkswagen Passat
  9/2006 - 1/2011
  Import (VAG)
• 
  Volkswagen Touareg
  9/2010-201?
  Import (SVW)
• 
  Volkswagen Passat CC
  9/2010-201?
  Import (SVW)
• 
  Volkswagen Lavida
  1/2011-201?
  Import (SVW)
• 
  Volkswagen Tiguan
  9/2009-2017
  CKD assembly
• 
  Volkswagen New Beetle
  9/2010-201?
  CKD assembly
• 
  Volkswagen Passat
  1/2011-201?
  CKD assembly
• 
  Volkswagen Scirocco
  1/2011-2017
  Import (VAG)
• 
  Volkswagen Beetle Dune

External links

• Official website of World Auto