Why did VinFast give up petrol cars after only a few years of development?

Hoang Chi Trung – General Director of VinFast Trading Vietnam – affirmed: “Since its establishment, VinFast’s vision has been set to become a smart electric car company. Our gasoline cars were born, loved and really fulfilled the mission of getting acquainted with the market.”

Claiming to only produce electric cars, what does VinFast do to reassure gasoline car users? – Photo 2.
General Director of Vinfast Trading Vietnam said that VinFast’s petrol cars have completed the mission of familiarizing themselves with the market – Photo: THUY TIEN

“Actually, this is not a sudden decision, but we have a very specific implementation roadmap. From now until the end of 2022, we will continue to sell gasoline car models to serve the needs of the market. “, said Mr. Trung.

Why did VinFast give up petrol cars after only a few years of development?

“Quote from Tuoitre.vn Newspaper”

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Why did Vinfast stop selling petrol cars?
Accumulated in the first 11 months of 2021, Vinfast is the car company with the 4th largest market share in Vietnam with more than 32,676 cars sold. Sales in 2020 will be about 30,000 vehicles, on par with names like Toyota or Hyundai. In terms of sales, so far Vinfast has proved quite successful with the gasoline car segment. So why did Vinfast stop selling petrol cars?

In terms of business performance, according to public financial report data, Vinfast continuously reported losses in 2 years of selling cars and 4 years of meager operation. Vinfast in the first half of 2021 recorded a loss of VND 11.3 trillion (US$491.3 million), nearly double the same period last year (VND 6.6 trillion, or US$287 million). The number of 30,000 vehicles sold last year, although accounting for 10% of the domestic market, is still far from the target of 250,000 vehicles per year. That’s what the numbers show us.

On the business side, Mr. Hoang Chi Trung, General Director of Vinfast Trading Vietnam, said that since its establishment, Vinfast has had the goal of becoming a global smart electric car company. Vinfast’s petrol cars were born, loved and completed the mission of getting acquainted with the market, according to Vietnambiz.

According to a set of documents for investors, in the new period starting from 2022, Vinfast’s key task is to produce electric vehicles. According to this planning department, in 2022, the company will launch two electric car models VF8 and VF9. 2023 will be the VF5, VF6 and VF7 models. Gasoline cars are not at all in Vinfast’s future plans.