The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast has received a large order in its home country. Sun Taxi orders 3,000 units of the VF 5 Plus electric car, which are to be delivered successively until 2025. Sun Taxi will use the electric cars in a number of cities and provinces in Vietnam.
Read more
Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast is ramping up exports and will likely sell 40,000 to 50,000 EVs this year – nearly seven times as much as in 2022. And the company is looking to launch two new models.
Read more
The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast is headed to Wall Street. VinFast has therefore agreed to a business combination with exchange shell Black Spade Acquisition.
Read more- ADVERTISEMENT -
Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast is securing up to $2.5 billion in fresh capital to fuel its global expansion. 1.5 billion dollars comes in the form of grants from parent company Vingroup and its chairman Pham Nhat Vuong. Another billion can be accessed by VinFast over a five-year period in the form of loans from […]
Read more
The Israeli battery developer StoreDot has entered into a cooperation with Vines Energy Solutions (VinES), the battery company of the Vietnamese Vingroup, for the joint development and commercialisation of its fast-charging battery cells.
Read more
Since the end of last week, customers in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, can book the purely electric taxi service Green SM via a nationwide hotline or app. According to the operating company GSM, the service will expand to at least five provinces and cities this year.
Read more- ADVERTISEMENT -
VinFast has launched deliveries of the VF 9 in Vietnam with the first 27 vehicles delivered to customers. The delivery came about a year after the official public introduction of the vehicle. At the same time, 45 VF 8 were delivered to US American customers.
Read more
Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast will be opening its first US plant later than it had hoped. About a year ago, the carmaker publicised plans for the facility in Chatham County, North Carolina, saying that operations would begin by July 2024. But the opening date has now been pushed back to 2025.
Read more
Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong wants to promote green mobility by using VinFast electric cars and scooters for rental services. He founded the Green and Smart Mobility Joint Stock Company (GSM) in Vietnam. A company in which he holds a 95 per cent stake.
Read more
The Vietnamese electric carmaker VinFast will begin deliveries of its limited edition VF 8 City Edition in the US on 1 March. Initially, the EVs were to be delivered in February. But VinFast first wanted to complete updating the vehicles with the latest software.
Read more
The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast is recalling 2,781 units of its VF8 model in its home country. In the affected vehicles, the bolt connecting the front brake calliper to the steering knuckle can loosen during operation.
Read more
E.ON Drive has been commissioned by VinFast to build charging points at its sites in Germany, France and the Netherlands. As part of the cooperation, the E.ON subsidiary will cover the entire scope of the project, from planning and installation to the operation of the charging points.
Read more
VinFast has said that it will delay the first deliveries to its customers in the United States until the second half of February after it finishes updating the vehicles with the latest software.
Read more
Vietnam’s electric car manufacturer VinFast is lining up its next two models, following the VF 8 and VF 9. At CES, VinFast specified the VF 6 and VF 7, their new B and C segment electric cars. Vinfast expects to open reservations this coming March.
Read more
The first batch of 999 VinFast vehicles has arrived in the US, after 26 days at sea from Vietnam. The models are the VF 8 City Edition, a limited edition exclusively on offer for the US market.
Read more
Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast has started exporting its electric cars. The first batch of 999 VF 8s was shipped to the USA, where they are to be delivered this year. The first VF 9s will then follow in early 2023 – in Vietnam, as well as internationally.
Read more
In Vietnam, construction has begun on the country’s first production facility for LFP battery cells. This is being built as part of a joint venture between VinES Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of the Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, and the Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech.
Read more
The US electric car subscription service Autonomy has significantly increased its order from the Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast. With the new order, VinFast is now commissioned to deliver more electric cars to Autonomy than Volkswagen.
Read more
In Europe, Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast is partnering with Shell Recharge Solutions to offer home charging solutions to its customers in Germany, France and the Netherlands. VinFast customers can order chargers and installations from Shell Recharge Solutions via the carmaker’s app.
Read more
The Canadian recycling company Li-Cycle and Vines Energy Solutions (VinES), a battery company of Vingroup, have agreed on a global recycling partnership. Under the agreement, both companies will develop recycling solutions for VinES and VinFast, the electric car manufacturer that is also part of Vingroup.
Read more
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL is developing a skateboard chassis that integrates battery packs, electric motors and other components. The CATL Integrated Intelligent Chassis (CIIC) is expected to be ready for series production shortly. A first potential customer has already been found with VinFast.
Read more
Vietnamese newcomer VinFast is recalling around a third of its electric cars sold to date on the domestic market. Specifically, the recall affects 730 units of the VF e34 model, in which the side impact sensors must be replaced.
Read more
VinFast and the German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon are building a joint application competence centre for electromobility in Hanoi. The opening in the Vietnamese capital is planned for the first quarter of 2023.
Read more
The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast announces the opening of its country headquarters in Germany, France and the Netherlands, more precisely in Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam. The opening of the first flagship store in Cologne is planned for November.
Read more
The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast has started deliveries of its SUV model VF 8. The first 100 units were handed over to customers in Vietnam. The first international customers are scheduled to receive their vehicles in December 2022.
Read more
The Inflation Reduction Act, which also includes the reform of the EV tax credit, has now passed the House of Representatives after the Senate and is expected to be signed by President Joe Biden in the coming days. The new eligibility requirements will make most electric models ineligible for the tax credit.
Read more
The US electric car subscription service Autonomy has ordered 22,790 electric cars worth around 1.2 billion dollars. The provider, which until now has specialised mainly in Tesla models, has ordered a total of 45 different vehicle models from 17 carmakers – including Tesla again.
Read more
VinFast may also offer electric scooters in the United States. Media reports see the Vietnamese company adding the Vespa-style LEVs to the lines of VinFast’s EV factory in North Carolina. The state had promised the manufacturer a lavish incentive of 1.2 billion dollars in March.
Read more
Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast will open its first six U.S. showrooms in California this week, with plans for 30 locations throughout the state by the end of the year.
Read more
The Vietnamese electric car manufacturer VinFast has invested millions in the Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium. In addition, ProLogium is to supply solid-state battery cells to VinFast from 2024.
Read more