Trần Bá Dương (born 1960 in Huế) is a Vietnamese entrepreneur. He is the founder of Vietnamese automobile producer

THACO Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO), (), is an automobile manufacturer in Vietnam. THACO is a member of Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA). The company was founded in 1997 and is considered one of the pioneers of the Vietnamese au ...

. In addition, he is also known as the General Director of Dai Quang Minh Real Estate Investment Joint Stock Company.

Biography

Dương was born in 1960 in

Huế Huế () is the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province in central Vietnam and was the capital of Đàng Trong from 1738 to 1775 and of Vietnam during the Nguyễn dynasty from 1802 to 1945. The city served as the old Imperial City and admi ...

. He graduated with a degree in

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, an ...

from

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (abbreviation: HCMUT vi, Trường Đại học Bách khoa, Đại học Quốc gia Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is a member of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City and a leading university in t ...

in 1983. He started his career by working as a repair technician at Dong Nai auto repair factory. He then gradually worked his way up to a managing position. In 1997, he founded

, which has grown to become the largest automobile producer in Vietnam. In 2013, he stepped down as CEO of THACO, but retained his position as the company's chairman. Dương and his family hold a major share in THACO. As of March 2018, Dương was recognized by

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to own a total fortune of 1.76 billion USD. According to Forbes' documentation, by 2016, Thaco was the largest automobile company in Vietnam - with a market share of 32%.Forbes: VN được xướng tên thêm 2 tỷ phú USD giàu nhất hành tinh
Dân Việt, March 6, 2018.

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