Vietnam’s first automaker is setting its sights on the U.S. market and plans to have two all-electric SUVs on sale by early 2022, which it just revealed at the LA Auto Show.
Founded just 4 years ago, VinFast has become one of the fastest-growing automotive brands in Asia and now wants to expand globally, with the American market high on its list. And it hopes to take advantage of the quickly growing demand for battery-electric vehicles.
The automaker’s first two models were unveiled this week at the Los Angeles Motor Show. Global CEO Michael Lohscheller said that the company will open up its order banks early next year, with deliveries scheduled to begin later in 2022.
A senior VinFast official also told us that three other battery-electric models will be unveiled at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. This company isn’t planning to just dabble in the American market, but also come in hot with a full lineup of EVs.
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New Rules
“We don’t hold ourselves to old constraints,” said Lohscheller, when asked about the unusually quick rollout of the two new models.
Both products will be entirely battery-powered and offer a rich mix of features at a comparatively affordable price, the CEO said, though he said specific numbers won’t be revealed until next year.
Of the two models, the VFe-35 is smaller and sportier, with crisp feature lines and a flowing roofline that ends with an integrated spoiler. The compact, two-row crossover was styled jointly by VinFast and Italian design house Pininfarina — which has also sculpted products for automakers like Ferrari.
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Upscale Features, Mainstream Price
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