The crowd gathered for the event applauded the first batch of these electric SUVs made for local customers.
But VinFast is targeting the international market, with deliveries of EVs to the United States due to begin in December.
(Le Thi Thu Thuy, General Manager of VinFast, says:)
“These first vehicles will be delivered to our Vietnamese customers. After that, the next batch of 5,000 vehicles will be produced for the American and North American market. We will start producing this batch next week. Then we will start producing for the European market. “
VinFast, which began operations in 2019, hopes its VF8 and VF9 models can compete with traditional automakers and startups in the United States.
A customer who collected the keys to a VF8 claims that his vehicle was ready sooner than expected.
“The speed of delivery surprised me. I estimated that I would be among the first orders to be fulfilled during the month of November. When VinFast informed me that I could have my car in September, I was quite amazed at their speed of development and production. This is good news for both EV enthusiasts and VinFast car owners.”
The company has 65,000 bookings globally and says it expects to sell 750,000 EVs a year by 2026.
And in March, VinFast announced plans to build a production plant in North Carolina with an initial planned capacity of 150,000 EVs per year.
For US customers, the VF8 will start at just over $42,000 and the VF9 at $57,500, not including the cost of renting the electric battery. The company said options including batteries will also be available.