Private company

Sai Gon Mechanical Engineering Corporation

Vietnamese automobile manufacturer based in Ho Chi Minh City1

Samco (Sai Gon Mechanical Engineering Corporation, Vietnamese: Tổng công ty Cơ khí Giao thông vận tải Sài Gòn) is a Vietnamese state-owned manufacturer of automobiles, buses and automobile spare parts, as well as a builder of commercial and emergency vehicle bodies. The company was established in 1975 as the Đô Thành factory, to produce parts for transportation vehicles.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Bus 150 in front of Binh Tay market 3
Photo: Syced, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Samco (Sai Gon Mechanical Engineering Corporation, Vietnamese: Tổng công ty Cơ khí Giao thông vận tải Sài Gòn) is a Vietnamese state-owned manufacturer of automobiles, buses and automobile spare parts, as well as a builder of commercial and emergency vehicle bodies. The company was established in 1975 as the Đô Thành factory, to produce parts for transportation vehicles.2

Timeline

  1. 1975Founded Founded1

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