There's good sales, and then there's absolutely dominant sales. The latter is an honour the Mitsubishi Xpander proudly wears in Vietnam, thanks to Mitsubishi Motors Vietnam selling 2,793 units of the 7-seater there in January 2021. 

According to data published by Vietnamese media, the Xpander grabbed 78.1% market share of all MPVs sold there last month.

It's actually rather jarring to see how none of its competitors could even come close - no other offering could even crack the '300 units sold' mark.

Coming in second place - with a paltry 292 units sold, making up 8.2% market share - is the Suzuki XL7.

The Toyota Innova takes third place. Only 247 of those were sold (6.9% market share). In other words, 11.3x lesser than the Xpander. 

Rounding off the top five are the Kia Rondo (44 units) and Toyota Avanza (18 units).

What's the Vietnam-spec Xpander like?

It pretty much mirrors ours, powered by a 1.5-litre, naturally-aspirated four-cylinder mill making 104 PS and 141 Nm. Apart from the 4-speed automatic transmission, Vietnamese customers also get a 5-speed manual option, depending on variant.

And of course, it keeps seating for seven, and more storage spaces than you know what to do with. Basically the same things we know and love that made it a winner in WapCar.my's Car of the Year Awards 2020. 

Here's what it won: Nissan Almera bags WapCar’s 2020 Car of the Year, Honda City wins Editors’ Pick

Other than that, the Vietnamese-spec car gets a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system, with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support. Ours is better in that regard, with a larger 9-inch setup.