VinFast to hand over initial VF 8 to local customers on September 10
VOV.VN - Vinfast Trading and Service Limited Liability Company has unveiled plans to officially hand over the first batch of VF 8 electric vehicles (EVs) to pioneering customers on September 10 at its factory in the northern port city of Hai Phong.
Similar events are expected to take place simultaneously in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Before handing over the EVs to clients, VinFast has organised tours to visit the VinFast automobile factory in order to help them gain a better insight into the driving experience.
Le Thi Thu Thuy, vice chairwoman of Vingroup and global general director of VinFast, said the first batch of VinFast VF 8 cars will be handed over to the customers on September 10, as opposed to the previous date of November.
Furthermore, VF 9 EV models that have been granted a quality certificate by the Vietnam Register, is expected to be delivered to customers a few months following the handover of VinFast VF8, she added.
Customers who receive the VF 8 will get a special offer of VND480 million while the programme to convert from gasoline cars to EVs will allow customers to save an additional VND30 million.
The firm stated that following the handing over of the first batch of VF 8 EVs to local customers, the next batch will be delivered to customers based in the United States, Canada, and Europe this October and November.
VinFast VF 8 has a five-seater configuration and bears designs of German luxury cars with spacious interior and high-end equipment.
The EV is fully equipped with an 82 kW battery for a maximum capacity of 300 kW, equivalent to 402 horsepower. The car is capable of accelerating from zero to 100 km per hour in 5.5 seconds, while the distance an VF8 can travel on a full charge is 447 km.
The automobile manufacturer moved to adjust the selling price of the VF 8 and VF 9 EV models in Vietnam on July 5 with an increase of VND 51.5 million to VND 64.8 million, respectively, due to the impact of the global supply chain disruption and high costs of raw materials.
Specifically, VinFast VF 8 Eco and VinFast VF 8 Plus are typically sold at VND1.109 billion and VND1.289 billion, respectively, while VinFast VF 9 Eco and VinFast VF 9 Plus are traded at VND1.508 billion and VND1.636 billion, respectively.
