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VinFast Announces New U.S. Dealers Across Several States

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retail footprint, though it’s still unclear how the early reviews will affect sales of its EVs at the new locations. Though the automaker has a range of vehicle offerings in Vietnam, its only model on sale in the U.S. is the VF 8 SUV. Image: VinFast] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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VinFast Went Public and Quickly Exceeded Legacy Automakers' Valuations

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The company invited journalists to Vietnam to drive its new electric SUV, the VF8, only to be met with reviews ranging from “send it back” to “not ready for sale.” VinFast recently broke ground on the facility, which will give it the domestic manufacturing footprint it needs to take advantage of federal tax incentives.&

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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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Along with the release of the study, Nissan announced that the new LEAF will go on sale in seven markets in Asia and Oceania during the next fiscal year: Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Three in four respondents said they were ready to switch to electric vehicles if taxes were waived.

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Nearly one in five cars sold worldwide in 2023 was electric: IEA | Autocar Professional

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Electric car sales in 2023 were 3.5 While sales of electric cars are increasing globally, they remain significantly concentrated in just a few major markets. However, sales remain limited elsewhere, even in countries with developed car markets such as Japan and India. In the European Union , sales amounted to 2.4

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Rivian’s EV registrations get up as startups Lucid, VinFast stall

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Early this day, VinFast stated it had imported about 2,000 devices of the crossover to California ports from Vietnam. Vietnamese automaker VinFast added 19 brandnew registrations in July for its imported VF 8 two-row crossover, bringing the January to July overall to 170. The primary cargo arrived in December 2022.

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Southeast Asia market will become a competitive place for Chinese and Japanese car companies

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Figures released by the ASEAN Automotive Federation (AAF) show that total vehicle sales in Southeast Asia will be about 2.79 With the current sales figures and the seductive future expectations, Southeast Asia has successfully attracted the attention of Chinese car companies. What is the mystery behind it?.

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The Global Outlook of Electric Vehicles

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million EVs were sold around the world in 2021, meaning almost 10% of all vehicle sales that year were electric, bringing the total number of EVs on the roads to about 16.5 Finally, in the first quarter of 2022, EV sales were up 75% from that same time period in 2021! Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally.