Hyundai Thanh Cong expands Vietnam-made vehicle exports to Mexico and Australia
Hyundai Thanh Cong has begun exporting Vietnam-made vehicles to Mexico and Australia as part of a major expansion in 2026. The company plans to ship 15,280 units this year and is targeting more than 60,000 units annually from 2030.
Mexico and Australia join export network
Hyundai Thanh Cong held a ceremony on August 14, 2026, marking the export of Hyundai vehicles manufactured in Vietnam to Mexico and Australia. Thanh Nien reported that the two destinations are new markets in the company’s 2026 export expansion plan. Taiwan is also among the markets being added this year.
The move extends the overseas reach of Hyundai Thanh Cong’s manufacturing base in Ninh Binh and brings its vehicles into Oceania through Australia. The company has identified the Hyundai Creta as one of the Vietnam-made models being shipped to international markets.
2026 shipments set to rise sharply
Hyundai Thanh Cong expects to export 15,280 units in 2026, comprising 10,160 completely built vehicles and 5,120 component kits, according to figures published by Thanh Nien. That planned volume represents a substantial increase from the company’s recent export record and creates a larger role for both vehicle assembly and automotive component operations in Vietnam.
In 2024, the company exported 458 Palisade units, including completed vehicles and component kits, to Thailand. Its 2025 exports rose to 761 completely built vehicles and 1,536 component kits, supplied to Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar and Kazakhstan. Hyundai Thanh Cong had previously shipped products to South Korea, Peru and the Philippines between 2018 and 2023, showing that its export program predates the current push into Mexico, Australia and Taiwan.
Ninh Binh plants support longer-term targets
Hyundai Thanh Cong said production, assembly and quality control at its Ninh Binh plants follow Hyundai Motor’s global standards. Export vehicles must also comply with the separate technical, safety, quality and emissions requirements of each destination during production and pre-dispatch inspection. Meeting those market-specific rules will be central to the company’s ability to serve countries across several regions from a single manufacturing base.
The production platform dates to 2009, when Thanh Cong Group began cooperating with Hyundai Motor. A second Hyundai Thanh Cong plant started operating in 2022, increasing the venture’s manufacturing scale and capacity in Ninh Binh. For 2027-2029, the company plans to enter additional markets in the Middle East, Africa, Central America, South America and Russia, with total exports of about 187,000 units. From 2030, it is targeting more than 60,000 exported units annually and aims to become a global export center within Hyundai’s production system. Plant director Nguyen Minh Son said the shipments to Mexico and Australia were a milestone in a program prepared over several years through investment in production capability, quality control and gradual market expansion.