Vietnamese Car VinFast Officially Lands In The US

VinFast car (DOK: vinfastauto.us)

JAKARTA - Although classified as a new manufacturer, a car manufacturer from Vietnam, VinFast officially landed his car to the United States. VinFast made its first delivery of 45 units in the US. Reporting from Reuters, March 2, 2023, shipments to Uncle Sam's country are the first phase after previously failing to complete the delivery of 999 cars to California last November. VinFast received criticism from various consumers in the US because the specifications for the VF8 battery were not in accordance with the order at the beginning. Then, the Vietnamese car manufacturer made an offer to consumers in the form of battery rentals at a price cut of up to 50 percent. VinFast VF8 is known to have a cruising range of 333 km and is claimed to be further if consumers rent batteries separately through other companies. The SUV will start production in 2021. VinFast releases two variants on VF8, namely for front-wheel drive systems with front motors and a dual-motors all-wheel drive drive system. Dengan ditanami baterai sebesar 82 kWh, tenaga yang dikeluarkan oleh VinFast VF8 sebesar 201 dk (penggerak roda depan) dan 384 dk (penggerakan all-wheel drive). This car has a wheelbase dimension of 2,950 mm, a length of 4,750 mm, a width of 1,900 mm, and a height of 1,660 mm. For the price, VinFast charges a price for VF8 City Edition Eco for 56,700 US dollars or Rp866 million, VF8 City Edition is set at 63,700 US dollars or around Rp973 million and VF8 for 60,200 US dollars or Rp919 million.