VinFast car maker - in pictures

  • VinFast's pre-production VF 8 car at an event in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
    VinFast's pre-production VF 8 car at an event in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • VinFast chief executive Le Thi Thu Thuy, left, speaks to VinGroup founder and chairman Pham Nhat Vuong at a company event in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Reuters
    VinFast chief executive Le Thi Thu Thuy, left, speaks to VinGroup founder and chairman Pham Nhat Vuong at a company event in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Reuters
  • The VinFast VF 8 has options that feature leather interiors with room for five passengers. Holly Aguirre / The National
    The VinFast VF 8 has options that feature leather interiors with room for five passengers. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • The interior of the VinFast VF 8. Holly Aguirre / The National
    The interior of the VinFast VF 8. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • The VinFast VF 8 is expected to take a bite out of the US electric vehicle market. Holly Aguirre / The National
    The VinFast VF 8 is expected to take a bite out of the US electric vehicle market. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • The VinFast VF 8 has room for the whole family. Photo: VinFast
    The VinFast VF 8 has room for the whole family. Photo: VinFast
  • The exterior of the VinFast VF 8. Photo: VinFast
    The exterior of the VinFast VF 8. Photo: VinFast
  • The VF 8 will start at $40,700, making it quite competitive in the US electric vehicle market. Holly Aguirre / The National
    The VF 8 will start at $40,700, making it quite competitive in the US electric vehicle market. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • VinFast accounts for 8.4 per cent of the Vietnamese car market, with plans to go all-electric. Holly Aguirre / The National
    VinFast accounts for 8.4 per cent of the Vietnamese car market, with plans to go all-electric. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • Test drivers gave the VinFast VF 8 two thumbs up. VinFast
    Test drivers gave the VinFast VF 8 two thumbs up. VinFast
  • The VinFast manufacturing centre in Haiphong, Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
    The VinFast manufacturing centre in Haiphong, Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • Workers assemble an electric car at the VinFast electric car plant in Haiphong, Vietnam. AFP
    Workers assemble an electric car at the VinFast electric car plant in Haiphong, Vietnam. AFP
  • VinFast's factory in Haiphong, Vietnam. Reuters
    VinFast's factory in Haiphong, Vietnam. Reuters
  • A worker assembles an electric car battery. AFP
    A worker assembles an electric car battery. AFP
  • VinFast chief executive Le Thi Thu Thuy speaks to visitors during a tour of the company's factory, in Haiphong. Reuters
    VinFast chief executive Le Thi Thu Thuy speaks to visitors during a tour of the company's factory, in Haiphong. Reuters
  • The VinFast VF 9 on display at the New York International Auto Show earlier this year. Getty Images / AFP
    The VinFast VF 9 on display at the New York International Auto Show earlier this year. Getty Images / AFP
  • The VinFast booth at the 2022 New York International Auto Show. Reuters
    The VinFast booth at the 2022 New York International Auto Show. Reuters
  • The VinFast VF 9 on display at the New York International Auto Show. Getty Images / AFP
    The VinFast VF 9 on display at the New York International Auto Show. Getty Images / AFP
  • Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnam's ambassador to the US, Gina Raimondo, US Commerce Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, US Energy Secretary, Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vingroup Vice Chair and VinFast chief executive and US Representative David Price attend VinFast's presentation at the US Department of Energy in March. AP
    Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnam's ambassador to the US, Gina Raimondo, US Commerce Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, US Energy Secretary, Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vingroup Vice Chair and VinFast chief executive and US Representative David Price attend VinFast's presentation at the US Department of Energy in March. AP
  • The VinFast VF 9 electric vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Getty Images / AFP
    The VinFast VF 9 electric vehicle at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Getty Images / AFP
  • VinFast revealed its full line-up of electric vehicles at CES 2022. AP
    VinFast revealed its full line-up of electric vehicles at CES 2022. AP
  • The VF 5 electric SUV on display at CES 2022. Reuters
    The VF 5 electric SUV on display at CES 2022. Reuters
  • VinFast also makes electric scooters at the plant in Haiphong. Holly Aguirre / The National
    VinFast also makes electric scooters at the plant in Haiphong. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • Scooters are a large part of Vietnam culture and VinFast plans to soon be all-electric. Holly Aguirre / The National
    Scooters are a large part of Vietnam culture and VinFast plans to soon be all-electric. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • Assembling scooters at the VinFast factrory. Holly Aguirre / The National
    Assembling scooters at the VinFast factrory. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • VinFast electric scooters in Haiphong, Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
    VinFast electric scooters in Haiphong, Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • Scooters are a big part of culture in Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
    Scooters are a big part of culture in Vietnam. Holly Aguirre / The National
  • A VinFast vehicle outside the factory in Haiphong. Reuters
    A VinFast vehicle outside the factory in Haiphong. Reuters
  • Outside VinFast's factory in Haiphong. Reuters
    Outside VinFast's factory in Haiphong. Reuters