Vietnamese auto OEM VinFast unveiled its EB 8 and EB 12 electric bus models at the recent Busworld Europe 2025 trade show, signaling the company’s expansion from the passenger vehicle market into the public transportation sector. (The company is already selling its VF 6 and VF 8 passenger EVs in Europe.) The full-size 12-meter EB… Read more »
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Vietnam’s VinFast signs first California dealership
Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast has signed its first authorized dealership in California, part of its strategy to expand its sales model through a network of dealerships across the US. The company’s VF 9 full-size electric SUV is currently available in the US. VinFast San Diego, part of the Sunroad Automotive Group, will give consumers the… Read more »
VinFast founder launches EV charging operator V-Green
Vietnamese automaker VinFast has been on a roll lately—the company plans to expand to 50 countries in 2024, and is working on EV manufacturing plants in the US, India and Indonesia. Some boosters are calling the upstart “the next Hyundai.” Now VinFast founder Pham Nhat Vuong has announced the establishment of V-Green, a new company… Read more »
Autonomy to add 2,500 VinFast EVs to its fleet
EV subscription company Autonomy has ordered more than 2,500 VF 8 and VF 9 EVs from Vietnamese automaker VinFast. The VF 8 is a mid-size SUV with an estimated 248 to 292 miles of range, and the VF 9 SUV offers between 262 and 369 miles of range. VinFast will begin delivering vehicles to Autonomy… Read more »
Vietnamese EV manufacturer VinFast secures $135 million for electric public bus fleet
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has arranged a $135-million financing package for EV manufacturer VinFast. The funds will support the company’s efforts to establish an electric public transport bus fleet and a national charging network in Vietnam. Established in 2017, VinFast is a subsidiary of Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private enterprise, and some boosters have predicted… Read more »
Could Vietnamese startup VinFast be the next Hyundai?
Vietnamese automaker VinFast, which was founded in 2017, has global ambitions. The company recently raised $4 billion to support market launches in Germany, France, the Netherlands and the US. It has opened 6 stores in California, and is building a $2-billion manufacturing plant in North Carolina. The VinFast VF 8, an electric SUV, is scheduled… Read more »
Vietnamese EV-maker VinFast builds factory in North Carolina, plans US IPO
Vietnamese EV-maker VinFast has designs on the US auto market—the company recently began building a factory in North Carolina, and now it has filed for an initial public offering on the US stock market. VinFast is also planning a funding round that could raise up to $1 billion ahead of the IPO. At this point,… Read more »
Vietnamese automaker VinFast delivers first batch of EVs
Vietnam has joined the ranks of EV-producing nations, as automaker VinFast delivered its first batch of VF e34 EVs during a launch event at the company’s manufacturing complex in Hai Phong, Vietnam. The VF e34 is an electric SUV in the C/mid-size segment that was developed exclusively for the Vietnamese market. VinFast, which opened in… Read more »
The week in electric bus news: e-buses motor past inflection point in Europe
Electric city buses have reached critical mass in Europe, Transport and Environment reports. Sixty percent of new EU city buses ordered in 2025 were electric (56% battery-electric and 4% fuel cell). At the current rate of growth in sales, all new city buses are expected to be electric by 2028. A variety of OEMs from… Read more »
Vietnamese firm V-Green to invest $380 million to deploy nationwide EV charging network
V-GREEN, an EV charging infrastructure provider that was spun off from Vingroup, plans to invest 10 trillion Vietnamese Dong (around $380 million) to deploy EV charging stations in Vietnam. The Vietnam News Agency reported that the company plans to build 99 EV charging hubs along national and provincial highways across Vietnam by the end of… Read more »