On May 26, the Ministry of Industry and Trade informed the press about the use of E10 bio-gasoline. In the document provided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, there is a written response from the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
VAMA (including 17 member car companies) responded as follows:
Regarding the content "Evaluation of suitability, level of impact of E10 RON95 bio-gasoline on engine types according to each production period". According to a preliminary assessment by VAMA, the car models being produced at the present time are all compatible with E10 gasoline.
However, concerns exist about car models manufactured in the past, when E10 gasoline was not yet popular. These models are still not designed to be compatible with E10 gasoline, and may have operating problems when using E10 gasoline.
VAMA said: "According to information from a VAMA member company, the company's light truck model was manufactured in 1996, so it is not compatible with E10 gasoline. This model stopped production in 2023 and to date, the number of car models sold to the market is more than 60,000 cars".
In addition, some other companies are currently reviewing all car models that have been in circulation in the past to summarize the number as well as assess the impact of E10 fuel on the operation of these cars.
Through review, manufacturers all shared the opinion that for car models manufactured before 2006, some models will not be compatible with E10 gasoline.
Regarding the content "Proposals and recommendations for applying the blending ratio of biofuels with traditional fuels", VAMA has the following proposals:
VAMA supports the Government's policy of expanding the sale of E10 RON95 bio-gasoline to reduce environmental pollution.
However, immediately selling 100% E10 gasoline on the entire market will affect people who own old car lines that are not compatible with E10 gasoline. Therefore, we propose selling E10 gasoline in parallel with mineral gasoline, and at the same time promote propaganda so that people with compatible cars can proactively switch to using E10 gasoline," VAMA proposed.
VAMA proposes to strictly control the quality of E10 gasoline in all stages of mixing, storage, transportation, and distribution. At the same time, it is proposed to use E10 RON95 gasoline with a minimum emission standard of Euro 4, because according to Decision No. 49/2011/QD-TTg dated September 1, 2011 of the Prime Minister, Vietnam has applied Emission Standard Level 4 from January 1, 2017 and applied Level 5 from January 1, 2022 for newly manufactured, assembled and imported cars.
The use of E10 RON95 gasoline with a Euro standard lower than Euro 4 will not be compatible with newly manufactured, assembled, and imported automobile products, affecting engine operation, vehicle durability and emissions.
Regarding the content of E10 bio-gasoline, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) affirmed that most cars and motorbikes circulating in Vietnam can use E10 gasoline (except for a light truck line produced from 1996 - 2023 that stopped production and some motorbikes).
However, to ensure that all types of vehicles have fuel to use, avoiding any risks (even very small) of overly old vehicles not compatible with E10, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to still maintain E5RON92 gasoline as regulated in Circular 50.
With the national gasoline consumption of about 1 million m3/month, the amount of E10 needed is about 100,000 m3/month, from domestic production sources currently about 25,000 m3/month and imports about 75,000 m3/month, basically, businesses have proactively enough to meet mixing needs.
Regarding blending capacity, according to reports from key petroleum trading traders, as of April 23, 2026, the whole country has 13/26 key petroleum trading traders who have been and are investing in biological gasoline blending station systems.
Among them, there are 3 enterprises, with a blending capacity of Petrolimex 455,000 m3/month (expanding to 550,000 m3/month); PVOil 320,000 m3/month; Ho Chi Minh City Petroleum One Member Limited Liability Company (Saigon Petro) 120,000 m3/month.
The total capacity of these 3 enterprises is about 89,000 m3/month, with an average gasoline consumption of about 1 million m3/month, the blending capacity of the 3 licensed units accounts for 89% of the domestic gasoline supply (if 100% is E10) and accounts for about 96% of the domestic gasoline supply (if 85% is E10 gasoline and 15% is E5 gasoline); There are 10 enterprises waiting to be licensed to blend and mix E10 gasoline with a capacity of about 297,600 m3/month.
Thus, if the above 10 enterprises are licensed to blend and mix, the blending and mixing capacity of all 13 enterprises will reach about 1,178,600 m3/month, exceeding the blending and mixing demand (1 million m3/month) for the supply of E5 and E10 gasoline nationwide.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade added that the use of biofuels and bio-gasoline is a correct policy of the Government, implemented since 2012 by Decision 53 of the Prime Minister, in the context of orienting the development of a green, low-carbon economy, reducing dependence on fossil fuels for sustainable development and contributing to stabilizing and ensuring national energy security, increasing the use of biofuels and bio-gasoline is very necessary.
