INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
VinFast, Vietnam new (and only) automaker, turned to its citizens to decide what its inaugural vehicles should look like
Now, VinFast is sharing the first images of the final product — a sedan and SUV that will debut October 2 at the Paris Motor Show.
The
vehicles were officially designed by Italiancompany Pininfarina, which collaborated with VinFast
Before the design process started in earnest, VinFast took 20 sketches from four Italian car design houses and let the public vote on their
favorite in a nationwide poll that attracted 62,000 people
The images below are the ultimate fruits of that early voting on what styling direction VinFast should take.
VinFast shows off the first
images of its sedan, pictured here, and SUV ahead of the 2018 Paris Motor Show
Both vehicles have a prominent chrome &V& in the center of
the grille and LED daytime running lights that create an italicized F-motif
The premium sedan has a long hood and horizontal body lines, while the SUV has a more muscular-looking hood.
VinFast first SUV
Photo: VinFast
VinFast, a unit of Vietnam biggest private conglomerate Vingroup JS, hasa bit of General Motors DNA
GM sold its Vietnam operations to VinFast earlier this year
Under the agreement, VinFast took ownership of GM Hanoi plant and has distribution rights of GM Chevrolet brand in Vietnam.
VinFast, whose
CEO Jim DeLuca is a former GM executive,will use the plant to produce its own developed vehicles, in addition to a planned plant in Hai
Construction on the Hai Phong factory began in 2017.
Sales of the sedan and SUV are expected to begin in September 2019
The automaker has plans to produce a range of passenger cars and electric scooters, some of which will be exported to foreign markets in the
