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VinFast delivers first VF 9 vehicles to customers in Vietnam; 2nd shipment of VF 8 to N America leaves in April

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VinFast delivered the first 27 VF 9 all-electric SUVs to its customers at an event in Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The first batch of VF 9s, produced and delivered to customers in Vietnam, has a 6-seat configuration. The 6-seat design is equipped with two captain’s seats in the second row.

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Vingroup member VinES and Li-Cycle launch global battery recycling partnership

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Li-Cycle Holdings, the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions ( VinES ), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, launched a global recycling partnership. Earlier post.)

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VinFast and Pininfarina detail designs of VF 8 and VF 9 EVs

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At Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022) in Barcelona, Vietnam-based VinFast and Pininfarina illustrated the details of the interior and exterior design of their electric vehicles, VF 8 and VF 9. These two EV models are expected to be launched throughout the global market by the middle of 2022.

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Malaysia to build massive chip design park: PM – ET Auto

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Malaysia’s leader on Monday announced plans to build a massive semiconductor design park , aiming to boost the Southeast Asian nation’s role in the global chip industry. Now it wants to go beyond production and emerge as a chip design powerhouse too, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday.

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VinFast partnering with StoreDot, ProLogium on advanced batteries for EVs

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Aiming to gain a competitive advantage in the global EV market, Vietnam-based EV maker VinFast has been developing a number of partnerships with developers of advanced battery technologies. VinFast plans to establish battery production facilities in Europe and the US, as well as their factory in Vietnam.

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Mazda3 global production reaches 5M units

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It is also assembled in Malaysia and Vietnam. Currently in its third generation, the Mazda3 was fully redesigned in 2013, adopting SKYACTIV TECHNOLOGY and KODO-Soul of Motion design to join Mazda’s new-generation lineup. It was named a Top 3 Finalist for World Car of the Year and World Design Car of the Year in 2014.

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Thailand’s EV industry growing rapidly

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The ASEAN member states are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. The new Mercedes facility is the third of its kind in Mercedes’ global battery production network, designed to produce plug-in hybrid automotive batteries. million units in 2018.