Good morning! It’s Friday, April 26, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: ViFast Handed Another $1 Billion Vietnamese automaker VinFast is really trying to get itself taken seriously [...]read moreVinFast Is Burning Through Its Founder’s Cash At An Alarming Rate
It was reported by Reuters last year that Vietnamese carmaker VinFast is aiming to expand its presence in Asia, including in Indonesia where sales has already started and there are plans to establish a plant in 2026. At this year’s Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS), the brand made its launch debut in Thailand, with the [...]read moreVinFast VF e34 spotted in Malaysia – 150 PS, 242 Nm 318 km range; Vietnamese brand to launch EV here?
Photo: VinFast Considering how bad our first experience with the VinFast VF8 was, it didn’t seem like the best idea for VinFast to go public. Then again, no one at Jalopnik is an investment expert, so maybe someone smarter was giving better advice we just couldn’t understand. Right out of [...]read more$10 Doesn’t Buy Much These Days, But It’ll Get You 3 Shares Of Vinfast With Some Change Left Over
Vinfast had its brand launch for the Thailand market at the 2024 Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS), and the Vietnamese carmaker said it signed partnership agreements with 15 dealers at the show. They must have been impressed by the range of EVs – Vinfast brought out everything it had, from a Suzuki Jimny-style city car [...]read moreBangkok 2024: Vinfast enters Thailand – VF e34 June launch; VF3, VF5, VF6, VF7, VF8, VF9 EVs previewed