Fuel sites hesitate to sell Euro 5 in Vietnam

Many next-generation car owners in Vietnam complain that it is difficult to find filling stations that meet Euro 5 fuel standards.

Under the Prime Minister’s Decision No 49 released in 2011, new imported and domestically assembled cars must meet Euro5 emission standards, commencing January 1, 2022, and fuel in the market used for these cars must meet Euro5 standards.

However, while automobile manufacturers and importers have been strictly observing the new regulation, it is difficult to find the right types of fuel for the cars, especially diesel-run models.

Le Manh Linh, a Ford Ranger Raptop user, said the automobile manufacturer recommends DO 0.001S-V, but he often has to travel tens of kilometers before he can find a filling station which has DO 0.01S-V diesel, because there is no such station on the way from his home to office.

“Traveling tens of kilometers just to find filling stations is really inconvenient, but I have no other choice. If I use fuel which doesn’t meet standards, the automobile manufacturer will refuse warranty if the car gets troubled,” Linh said.

Full story Petrol distributors hesitate to sell Euro 5 fuel, car owners suffer (vietnamnet.vn)