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Automotive
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VinFast recalls over 2,000 EVs

VinFast is recalling 2,097 electric vehicles to fix various technical issues. Some of the VF e34 and VF 5 Plus cars produced between September 2023 and April 2024 face the threat of bolts securing the upper cover of the high-voltage battery becoming loose,…

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Automotive
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VinFast recalls 5,900 EVs for headlight issue

VinFast is recalling 5,912 VF 5 Plus electric vehicles manufactured last year to fix the issue of headlights turning off when the left turn signal is switched on. The company said the headlights in some VF 5 Plus cars, the smallest in its EV lineup, could…

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Automotive
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EV maker VinFast to invest $1.2B in Indonesia

Vietnam’s first electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast plans to build a plant with an investment capital of 18.6 trillion Rp (US$1.2 billion) in Indonesia, according to Presidential Chief of Staff of Indonesia Moeldoko. Moeldoko told a press on Nov. 6 that the…

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Automotive
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VinFast revenues jump on EV sales to Vietnam affiliate

Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast said on Thursday its third-quarter revenue more than doubled with the largest share of its sales going to an affiliate company owned by its founder. About 60% of VinFast’s deliveries, or more than 6,000 vehicles, went to…

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Automotive
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VinFast becomes 3rd biggest EV maker globally

VinFast has become the third most valuable electric vehicle maker behind Tesla and BYD with a market cap of US$85 billion. Its shares listed on the U.S.’s Nasdaq stock exchange Tuesday at $22 and closed at over $37 billion. VinFast’s market cap is higher than…

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Automotive
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Vietnamese EV maker VinFast gets go ahead for Nasdaq SPAC listin

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast said it expects to start trading on the U.S. Nasdaq as soon as next week after its merger into a special purchase acquisition company (SPAC) was approved on Thursday. On Thursday, shareholders of Hong Kong-based Black…

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Automotive
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VinFast to hold EV factory groundbreaking ceremony in US

VinFast, the subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has announced it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony of its electric vehicle (EV) factory in North Carolina, the U.S., on July 28. This will be the first EV manufacturing facility in the…

Vinfast LA
Automotive
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VinFast to export 1,800 VF 8 electric cars to US, Canada

VinFast, a member of Vietnamese private conglomerate Vingroup on April 15 announced that it would export 1,800 VF 8 electric cars to the U.S. and Canada. The cars is expected to depart in the next few days, announced VinFast. As planned, the cars will be sold…

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Automotive
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EV startup Vinfast to cut US jobs amid restructuring

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is cutting its workforce in the United States, the company said on Monday, amid a restructuring in its major overseas market as the startup grapples with a stalled shipment of its first cars and prepares for a…

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Automotive
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VinFast ships first electric vehicles to US

VinFast had shipped its first batch of 999 cars to the U.S., capping a five-year bid to develop an auto production hub in Vietnam for markets in North America and Europe. The company said that the first cars are expected to be handed over to customers by the…

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Automotive
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VinFast to set up headquarters in 3 European markets

VinFast plans to set up headquarters in Germany, France and the Netherlands as it eyes a successful foray into key European markets for its electric cars. But it is unclear when the Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam offices will open. The company is set to open…

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Startups
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First electric bike delivery service launched in Vietnam

Delivery company Ahamove has partnered with automaker VinFast to launch AhaFast, the first delivery service in Vietnam to use only electric bikes. AhaFast began operation Thursday in Da Nang City with 100 electric Feliz S motorbikes provided by VinFast. The…

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Automotive
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VinFast stops accepting orders for gasoline cars

Automaker VinFast has stopped accepting new orders for gasoline-powered cars four months earlier than announced as it seeks to become a major global player in electronic vehicles. It has received a huge number of orders for its Lux SUV and sedan and Fadil…