I prefer Volkswagen's infotainment over Tesla.
This video comes to mind... 3.5M views is reaching quite a wide audience. They test out a few claims made by online reviews and it does not paint a good picture for vinfast despite some claims being shown to be overstated/situational.
Vinfast is basically Vietnamese version of Evergrande Henchi created by Vingroup, the biggest real estate developer in Vietnam, that could tell you something. Vinfast has no tech, virtually no experiences making cars, basically all their components are imported from China and EU, which does not give it any price advantages whatsoever. Vinfast can't compete in SEA market with Chinese players in terms of quality, tech and prices, and it can not compete with Tesla and other big legacy OEMs when they sell their cars at a premium price In the North America and EU. Their US factory is more like a fantasy now with its failed IPO. Its only market is Vietnam due to high import tax, which makes importing car several times more expensive. But I doubt Vinfast can survive in the next 2~3 years, the Vietnamese market is just too small.
Despite its relatively big population, its annual car sales has not cracked 500,000 mark yet. Germany on the other hand sells around 2.5 millions cars domestically.
There's a rather high portion of population of Vietnam can afford a car but not many of them own one. The main reasons behind this is traffic. Vietnamese cities, like Ho Chi Minh city and Ha Noi, has one of the worst traffic in the world. Another problem is not enough parking spaces. When you reach your destination, it's very hard to find a parking space and when you get home, there's also nowhere to park the car for the night.
