Vietnam’s first domestic EVs hit the market
As automobile companies around the world begin to shift toward electric vehicles, Vietnamese carmaker VinFast has begun delivering the country’s first domestically manufactured model to customers.
Vietnam’s nickel demand expected to increase
Vietnam has the opportunity to be at the forefront of the global movement towards the electrification of transport, so demand for nickel in Vietnam will continue to rise, experts have said.
Vietnam’s Vinfast gets permit to test self-driving vehicles in California
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s first domestic car manufacturer, Vinfast, said on Monday it had obtained a permit to test autonomous vehicles on public streets in California.
Vietnam’s VinFast seeks US government loans for expansion
The chairman of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate said on Saturday that the company’s auto unit, VinFast, would seek financing from the U.S. government to support its expansion with a planned plant in North Carolina. “It is also one of our financing options, but we need to prove to them that we are qualified,” Vingroup Chairman Pham […]
Vietnam’s EV maker delivers first 45 cars in US market
ietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast delivered its first 45 cars to customers in California on Wednesday, its first sales outside Vietnam.
Vietnam’s EV Maker VinFast Plans U.S. IPO in Second Half of 2022
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup JSC is restructuring its automobile unit VinFast ahead of a planned U.S. initial public offering in the second half of 2022.
Vietnam’s VinFast Investing Up To $6.5 Billion in U.S. EV Production
Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced plans Tuesday plans to set up an EV manufacturing complex in North Carolina set to go into operation by 2024. The facility eventually will have the capacity to produce up to 150,000 battery-electric vehicles annually, with VinFast planning to start off with two large SUVs that were unveiled at CES in […]
Vietnamese Car Maker VinFast Invests In Israeli Electric Vehicle Battery Startup
VinFast, the automobile arm of Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup, has led an $80 million funding round for Israeli electric vehicle battery developer StoreDot. The deal is expected to help VinFast secure fast-charging batteries for its own EVs as it prepares to launch in the U.S.
Vietnamese, Chinese companies partner for manufacturing electric car batteries
HANOI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast has tied up with Chinese company Gotion High-Tech to research and produce batteries for electric vehicles, Vietnam News Agency reported Monday. Under a newly-signed memorandum of understanding, the two companies will work on building the first lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Vietnam, the news agency […]
VinFast delivers first electric cars, Lohscheller leaves
VinFast has delivered its first electric cars to customers in Vietnam. This is the e-SUV VF e34, of which VinFast plans to deliver thousands more vehicles in January 2022. It was also announced that the German CEO Michael Lohscheller has resigned after only four months.