By: Joel Schwartz, 25/04/2022
Model VF9
what’s the story?
A new brand and a new importer are starting operations in Israel. Meet the VinFast brand – a Vietnamese car and motorcycle manufacturer that is trying to enter the field of luxury, similar to the Chinese Hongchi launched in Israel recently. The new importer is B-EV Motors, which was established by Niv Oron and Barak Cohen – two brand managers who previously managed luxury brands. Barak Cohen managed the Audi brand at Champion Motors and Niv Oron replaced him in the same position when Barak moved to manage operations at .MV in Israel.
What’s new?
Winfast is a young automaker and part of the largest corporation in Vietnam, Vingroup. The corporation was established in 1993 when the country was under communist rule, and deals with everything: real estate, commerce, cellular and more. Assembly license of BMW Series 5 of the sixth generation and X5 of the third generation for the local Vietnamese market and later also GM for the production of Chevrolet Spark (second generation). Magna Steyer et al.) And is currently the first manufacturer in Vietnam to produce electric models.It is programmable to expand the transport seed to more tools with electric propulsion such as scooters and buses and enter new markets led by North America, Europe, and Australia.
Model VF8
what’s in plan?
Two models are currently marketed outside of Vietnam, both electric, and on the way marketing plans for three more recently unveiled models (VF5, VF6 and VF7), but have yet to reach production.
Model VF8 It was shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2021 and its serial production began this year. It is a crossover the size of an Audi Q5 (length 475 cm, wheelbase of 295 cm) and with two electric motors at two power levels: 348 hp and 402 hp. A battery with a capacity of 90 kilowatts per hour, will provide a driving range of 400-420 km.
Model VF9 Is the manufacturer’s flagship and was unveiled at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. It offers huge dimensions, the size of a Cadillac Escalade, with a length of 512 cm, a width of 200 cm, a height of 172 cm and a huge wheelbase of 315 cm. It offers a rare option today for an electric recreational vehicle – room for 7 passengers (or 6 with two “captain” seats), a recipe similar to the Hongchi E-HS9 that was marketed in Israel recently. Here too are two electric motors, dual propulsion and 402 hp, with larger batteries of 106 kWh will provide a driving range of 420-435 km.
Model VF9
What is the price?
It’s not expected to be cheap. The models are large, loaded with equipment and also include a comprehensive and significantly longer warranty than usual: 10 years or 200,000 km. Marketing will begin towards the end of this year or the beginning of next year.