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 considered one of the pioneers of the Vietnamese auto industry. In 2014, the company captured 32% of Vietnam's automobile market. As of 2017, THACO owned the largest automobile production capacity in Vietnam, at 71,000 units per year. THACO's main products comprise family cars, light trucks, and buses. The company has a joint venture with

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to produce Kia-branded cars from its main factory, located in the

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Economic Zone. It also produces and manufactures

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passenger cars, through its VinaMazda subsidiary. In 2020, the company entered the light motorcycle market. In 2021, THACO restructured to become a conglomerate corporation, then acquired the South Korea retail operations of

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in Vietnam market as part of the subsidiary of Thiso.

Subsidiaries

THACO has evolved into a multi-industry holding corporation which has 6 sub-holdings, i.e. * THACO AUTO (Automobiles) * THACO INDUSTRIES (Mechanics & Supporting Industries) * THACO AGRI (Agriculture) * THADICO (Investment – Construction) * THISO (Commerce – Service) * THILOGI (Logistics)

Models

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models (

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, Soluto, Carens, K3, Sorento, K5, Seltos, Sportage,

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, Carnival/Sedona) *

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models (

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, 3008, 5008, Traveller) * Thaco buses built on

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( Thaco City, Thaco County, Thaco Town, Thaco Universe, Thaco Mobihome) *

buses ( Hyundai Solati,

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) *

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trucks * Thaco trucks and light commercial vehicles ( Thaco Towner, Thaco Frontier, Thaco Forland, Thaco Ollin) *

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buses assembly for Vietnamese market *

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models ( 1 Series, 2 Series,

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, 4 Series,

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, 7 Series,

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) *

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models (

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) * Fuso truck (

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, FA, FI, FJ) *

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minibus (

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) * Howo trucks (TX D600, TX D800) *

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buses ( B8R)

References

External links

* Car manufacturers of Vietnam Manufacturing companies based in Ho Chi Minh City Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1997 Vietnamese brands Truck manufacturers of Vietnam Vietnamese companies established in 1997 {{motorvehicle-company-stub