VinFast’s EVs grab international media’s attention at CES 2023
With a good-looking and sophisticated design, and impressive specifications, VinFast's electric vehicle (EV) duo VF 6 and VF 7, showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2023 recently held in the US, received positive reviews from the international media.
Hanoi (VNA) - With a good-looking and sophisticated design, andimpressive specifications, VinFast's electric vehicle (EV) duo VF 6 and VF 7, showcasedat the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2023 recently held in the US, received positivereviews from the international media.
Driving, a renowned news-site of Canada’s automobileindustry, wrote that both Torino Design-designed units are good-looking entrants thatshould generate a lot of interest, as long as they are priced at the rightlevel.
Rather than a conventional set of instruments behind thesteering wheel, all the information and functionality is housed in a large,centrally mounted screen. This measures a sizeable 12.9-inches in both VF 6models and VF 7 Eco; the VF 7 Plus moves up to a 15.0-inch unit.
Both models get a full suite of safety aids, including blindspot monitoring, as well as Level 2 highway-drive assist, lane-centeringassist, adaptive cruise control, and emergency lane-keep assist, the news-siteadded.
With a try of VF 7 at the show, the US car review channelMotor Mount said that although it is a small crossover model, this model isvery spacious, and its interior is meticulously cared for from high-qualityleather materials to driver-oriented entertainment screen and technologyequipment.
The US-based car magazine Carbuzz and Plugavel, a technologyand cars website, also expressed their impressions with specifications of thetwo VinFast EV models.
Plugavel affirmed that VF 6 and VF 7 can fully satisfy thetastes of the European market.
Present at the CES 2023 from January 5-8, the firstVietnamese EV maker displayed four electric SUV models - VF 6, VF 7, VF 8 andVF 9 - which represent the most popular segments from small crossovers to large5- and 7-seater SUVs.
Among the four models, the VF 8 was recently launched, andthe first vehicle shipment arrived in the US in mid-December 2022. Meanwhile, the VF6, VF 7 and VF 9 are currently under development and will be launched this year./.
VinFast, Vietnam’s first electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, on December 14 (US time) announced the opening of four more stores in Los Angeles and Orange County of the US’s California state.
The first batch of VF 8 electric vehicles manufactured by VinFast, the first Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) producer, arrived in the US on December 20 as the vessel Silver Queen docked at the Port of Benicia in California.
VinFast, a member of private conglomerate Vingroup, has announced its participation in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 from January 5 – 8 next year with a showcase of its electric vehicle ecosystem, including four electric SUV models, four electric bikes, VF 8 test drives, and an immersive experience in their booth.
The VinFast Trading and Service Limited Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, handed over 4,278 electric vehicles (EVs) to its customers last December, seven times higher than that of the previous month.
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