VinFast

VinFast – the future models

You have to hand it to this still fairly new player in an industry bursting with start-ups; its PR has…

2022 Outlook – Q&A with VinFast

[caption id="attachment_110594" align="alignnone" width="300"] Ms Tran Thi Hong Bich[/caption] 2021 was another memorable year for everyone and for all sorts…

Could VinFast’s bet on next-gen StoreDot EV batteries catapult it to EV leadership?

VinFast vehicles may not be a common sight in western countries but the company has been carving out market share…

StoreDot attracts funding from VinFast

Battery tech startup StoreDot has announced a Series D funding round of up to $80 million. The funding round is…

2021 Los Angeles auto show – world premieres

Fisker The Ocean, which was publicly presented in prototype form in January 2020, won't be in production until the fourth…

Vietnam sales plunge 38% in July

Vietnam’s new vehicle market plunged by over 38% to 14,457 units in July 2021 from 23,368 units a year earlier,…

Ex-Opel chief appointed CEO of VinFast

Vingroup has announced today that it has appointed Michael Lohscheller as the CEO of its automotive division, VinFast Global. Opel…

VinGroup closes SmartFast to focus on EV strategy

Vietnam's largest private conglomerate, Vingroup, confirmed in a statement that it is shutting down its consumer electronics subsidiary VinSmart, as…

VinFast mulls IPO to fund rapid expansion

Vietnamese car maker VinFast was considering a number of fund-raising options, including an initial public offering (IPO), according to Reuters…

VinFast selects NVIDIA for next gen autonomous EV

Vietnam-based VinFast has announced that it has selected NVIDIA DRIVE Orin  for its new generation of autonomous electric vehicles. VinFast recently…