21 Facts About VinFast

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VinFast LLC is a private automotive company headquartered in Singapore.

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VinFast designed its models with the help of Pininfarina, BMW and Magna Steyr and participated in the 2018 Paris Motor Show.

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VinFast broke ground in September 2017 on an 828-acre facility in an industrial park located on Cat Hai Island near the city of Hai Phong.

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VinFast claimed that it has aggregated talent from multiple established companies and is sourcing European design, engineering, and production technology partners.

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VinFast will have exclusive rights to distribute Chevys in Vietnam and will take ownership of the existing General Motors factory in Hanoi .

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VinFast signed two contracts with Siemens Vietnam, a unit of Siemens AG, for the supply of technology and components to manufacture electric buses in Southeast Asian countries in August 2018.

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On 21 March 2019, VinFast has sent the first batch of 155 VinFast Lux cars, 113 are completed vehicles and 42 semi-finished cars, abroad in Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa to conduct field tests for quality testing and to qualify for a 5-star ASEAN NCAP rating.

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VinFast would have been the title sponsor of the inaugural edition of the Formula One Vietnamese Grand Prix, which was due to take place during the 2020 season.

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On 25 February 2020, it was reported that VinFast vehicles were spotted in South Africa for field tests at Kakamas in the Northern Cape Province and in Cape Town.

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In December 2020, VinFast has released preliminary images of a pickup truck being developed weeks after the Lang Lang testing centre was purchased.

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On 30 September 2021, VinFast reported that Cerence software will be used for its electric vehicles as an intelligence voice assistant.

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On 7 April 2022, VinFast announced plans for an initial public offering through a Singapore-based holding company with U S securities regulators on the second half of the year as an option to fund their expansion.

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In December 2020, VinFast has reportedly mentioned that the company plans to sell its vehicles in Australia with no date mentioned.

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On 22 January 2021, VinFast unveiled three finalized designs of their electric SUV models VF31, VF32, VF33 intended for US, Canada, Germany, France and the Netherlands export markets.

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In July 2021, VinFast appointed Michael Lohscheller, who previously worked as an executive of Volkswagen America and as CEO of Opel, to lead its overseas operations.

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On 30 August 2021, VinFast announced plans to export its vehicles for the Indonesian car market.

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Name VinFast is an abbreviation of Vietnamese words:.

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VinFast has planned to produce seven different electric motorcycle models by 2019.

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19.

VinFast signed an agreement with Bosch-Vietnam, a division of Bosch, for the supply of components.

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20.

In September 2020, VinFast purchased the Lang Lang Proving Ground in Australia from General Motors.

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21.

In October 2021, VinFast disbanded its local engineering operations and put the Lang Lang Proving Ground test track up for sale.

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