VOV.VN - With car sales peaking at 3,497 units in September, VinFast surpassed a number of major competitors to become the best-selling passenger car brand in the domestic market.

Automaker VinFast, a subsidiary of conglomerate Vingroup, sold 3,497 vehicles in September, posting a month-on-month surge of 51.4% despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

VinFast Trading and Service Ltd Co and Autobest, Europe's oldest automobile rating organisation, announced a strategic partnership agreement on October 1.

VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Co., Ltd on September 28 announced the selection of US-based Cerence Company as a partner to provide voice-control artificial intelligence (AI) solution on smart electric cars with six most popular languages.

VOV.VN - Despite the complicated nature of developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese overseas investment during the opening nine months of the year surged by 32.4% on-year to reach US$572.3 million, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Cars have been selling very slowly in amid COVID-19 and social distancing. A gloomy future has been predicted for the automobile industry.

Vietnam’s automobile sales have borne the brunt of COVID-19, seeing a record low in August since 2015.

VOV.VN - Local businesses poured a combined total of US$575 million into newly-licensed and capital-added projects during the past eight months, representing an annual increase of approximately 74.1%, according to data given by the Foreign Investment Agency (FIA).

VOV.VN - A series of foreign media outlets, including Nikkei, Carsifu, and Leautoblog, have simultaneously published articles highlighting electric cars (EV) produced by VinFast, an affiliate of Vingroup, a leading multisectoral conglomerate of Vietnam.

VinFast Manufacturing and Trading Co., Ltd and Gotion High-Tech Co., Ltd. (China) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in research and production of LFP battery cells for VinFast electric vehicles.