The World Auto Co., Ltd. (

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: ) is the official general importer and car assembly plant for

Volkswagen Volkswagen (),English: , . abbreviated as VW (), is a German Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded in 1937 by the German Labour Front under the Nazi Party and revived into a ...

located in the

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. 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

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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 A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...

were signed in April 2007.

Lineup

Current

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Volkswagen Passat The Volkswagen Passat is a series of large family cars manufactured and marketed by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen since 1973, and now in its eighth generation. It has been marketed variously as the Dasher, Santana, Quantum, Mag ...

Import ( VAG) File:2014-2017_Volkswagen_Polo_(6R)_81TSI_Comfortline_hatchback_(2018-11-02)_01.jpg,

Volkswagen Polo The Volkswagen Polo is a supermini car ( B-segment) produced by the German car manufacturer Volkswagen since 1975. It is sold in Europe and other markets worldwide in hatchback, saloon, and estate variants throughout its production run. Histor ...

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sedan File:VW_Tiguan_2.0_TSI_BlueMotion_Technology_4MOTION_Sound_(II)_–_Frontansicht,_24._Dezember_2017,_Düsseldorf.jpg,

Volkswagen Tiguan The Volkswagen Tiguan () is a car produced by German manufacturer Volkswagen since 2007, sitting between the smaller T-Roc and the larger Touareg in the company's crossover SUV range. The first generation is based on the PQ46 platform, while ...

Former

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9/2006 - 1/2011
Import ( VAG) File:VW Touareg I V6 TDI Black Magic.JPG,

Volkswagen Touareg The Volkswagen Touareg (German pronunciation: ) is a car produced by German automaker Volkswagen Group since 2002 at the Volkswagen Bratislava Plant. A five-seater mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the vehicle was named after the nomadic Tuareg peo ...

9/2010-201?
Import ( SVW) File:VW Passat CC front-1 20100425.jpg,

Volkswagen Passat CC The Volkswagen CC, originally marketed as the Volkswagen Passat CC in its first generation, is a variant of the Volkswagen Passat that trades headroom and cargo space for a coupé-like profile and sweeping roofline. The CC debuted in January 2008 ...

9/2010-201?
Import ( SVW) File:Volkswagen lavida pg0 front 2009.JPG,

Volkswagen Lavida The Volkswagen Lavida () is a compact car manufactured by the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen. Originally launched at Auto China 2008 in Beijing, the Lavida is considered the first mass-produced Volkswagen small family car to be mainly ...

1/2011-201?
Import ( SVW) File:2009 Volkswagen Tiguan (5N MY10) 125TSI 4MOTION wagon (2015-07-24) 01.jpg,

9/2009-2017
CKD assembly File:VW New Beetle front.JPG,

Volkswagen New Beetle The Volkswagen New Beetle is a compact car, introduced by Volkswagen in 1997, drawing heavy inspiration from the exterior design of the original Beetle. Unlike the original Beetle, the New Beetle has its engine in the front, driving the fron ...

9/2010-201?
CKD assembly File:VW Passat B7 1.4 TSI BMT Trendline Islandgrau.JPG,

1/2011-201?
CKD assembly File:VW Scirocco III 1.4 TSI DSG Team Deep Black.JPG,

Volkswagen Scirocco The Volkswagen Scirocco is a three-door, front-engine, front-wheel-drive, sport compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Volkswagen in two generations from 1974 to 1992 and a third generation from 2008 until 2017. Production ended without a ...

1/2011-2017
Import ( VAG) File:2016_Volkswagen_Beetle_Dune_TSi_BlueMotion_Tech_1.2_Front.jpg,

Volkswagen Beetle The Volkswagen Beetle—officially the Volkswagen Type 1, informally in German (meaning "beetle"), in parts of the English-speaking world the Bug, and known by many other nicknames in other languages—is a two-door, rear-engine economy car, ...

Dune

External links

Official website of World Auto
{{Automotive industry in Vietnam Car manufacturers of Vietnam Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2006