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

THACO Truong Hai Group Corporation (THACO; abbreviation for former name) () is a Vietnamese conglomerate. The company is a member of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA). It was founded in 1997 as Truong Hai Auto Corporation and is ...

. In addition, he is also known as the General Director of Dai Quang Minh Real Estate Investment Joint Stock Company. Mr. Tran Ba Duong was recognized by Forbes as having assets of 1.76 billion USD (March 6, 2018). According to Forbes' profile, by 2016, Thaco became the largest automobile company in Vietnam with an automobile market share of 32%.

Biography

Dương was born in 1960 in

Huế Huế (formerly Thừa Thiên Huế province) is the southernmost coastal Municipalities of Vietnam, city in the North Central Coast region, the Central Vietnam, Central of Vietnam, approximately in the center of the country. It borders Quảng ...

. He graduated with a degree in

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

from

Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology The Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT; ) is a research university in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. HCMUT is a member of Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City. It focuses on high technology and engineering. It is one of the o ...

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 US$1.76 billion. 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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