Over 67,000 orders made for VinFast vehicles in 2019
VinFast Trading and Production LLC on January 17 reported it had received over 17,000 orders for VinFast cars, and 50,000 others for electric motorcycles in 2019.
The car manufacturing factory of VinFast (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – VinFast Trading and ProductionLLC, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, on January 17 reportedit had received over 17,000 orders for VinFast cars, and 50,000 others forelectric motorcycles in 2019.
The company launched its first electric scooter Klara in November 2018, and todate, three more brands have been sold on the market, including Ludo, Impes andKlara S. Up to 45,118 scooters have been produced so far.
Last year, Vingroup joined the Vietnamese auto market by rolling out segment-AFadil, SUV Lux SA 2.0 and sedan Lux A 2.0 brands. As many as 17,214 orders havemade for the three models while VinFast has manufactured 15,300 vehicles sofar.
In 2020, VinFast will introduce VinFast Lux V8, two crossover models, andelectric buses to the market. The firm also plans to export electric cars tothe US.
Currently, all of the VinFast vehicles are produced at the 335-hectare complexin Dinh Vu – Cat Hai Industrial Park, which is equipped with modern technology.The complex has a designed capacity of 250,000 cars, and 500,000 electricvehicles each year in the first phase./.
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The car manufacturing factory of VinFast (Photo: VNA) 
