Vietnamese Automaker VinFast Exports First EVs To The U.S. (PDF)

 

VinFast celebrated the success of its first batch of all-electric cars being exported to international markets on 25 November.

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The Vietnamese automaker has sent a total of 999 units of the VF 8 model to the US. The ship is expected to arrive in a California port about 20 days after departing from the MPC Port in Haiphong, Vietnam. With this in mind, we’re looking at mid-December. The company also reports that their first customers will already be getting their cars by the end of this year.

The Vinfast VF 8 is the first car in Vietnam that meets the norms and regulations for sales on the US market and after that, they planned to expand to Canada and Europe as well as other international markets in the first quarter of 2023.

Vinfast has delivered more cars so far than competitors including Mullen and Faraday Future, which have yet to ship any. VinFast’s LA-based competition is Fisker, which so far has shipped 6,584 electric vehicles in the third quarter of this year.

VinFast has gone up against large-scale auto manufacturers like Ford, which just debuted two EVs. VinFast is also competing with G.M., which announced its ambitious goal to sell only electric vehicles by 2035, and Tesla, on the other hand, has been delivering their electric cars at full force since 2009.

VinFast cars will be available for consumer purchase in the North American region very soon! Once they’re arriving on these shores, it will be interesting to see what people have to say about them. If VinFast manages to appeal to enough drivers that want electric vehicles but can’t get them domestically, they could end up sitting on a gold mine.

It wouldn’t be unreasonable to question whether VinFast’s initial investments in North America will prove successful. Consumers are used to seeing products created by big American companies and may be hesitant to purchase a car from a foreign company. However, the conglomerate that owns VinFast is already profitable throughout Asian markets, which means it has already proven its trustworthiness amongst consumers.