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Richmond hosting car show for Vietnamese auto brand
Published 2:15 PDT, Fri July 15, 2022
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Richmond Centre is hosting a car show for a brand never before seen in North America.
VinFast, a branch of Vingroup, is looking to change the way people live through design, advanced technology, and cutting-edge manufacturing. The head company has been active in Vietnam for 30 years and is looking to grow in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
VinFast wants more people to have access to electric vehicles to further its goal of a sustainable future.
The car show will be held at CF Richmond Centre through July 24. Its hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sundays.
Visitors can enjoy a cup of Vietnamese coffee (from 11 a.m. to noon), see the brand-new VF 8 and VF 9 electric vehicles, and have a chance at winning prizes.
The vehicles, which are both SUVs, come with standard package features like Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, front and rear parking sensors, smart keyless entry, and more. The cars also come with standard advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) like blind spot detection, lane departure warning, and traffic jam assist. The advanced ADAS package includes features like automatic lane changing assistance, fully automated parking assistance, remote parking, and summon mode.
There is also a battery subscription program. The battery cost is excluded from the vehicle purchase price.
Customers who purchase a VF 8 or VF 9 in 2022 or 2023 will get permanent subscription rates for their vehicle’s entire lifetime, according to the company’s website.
A fixed plan which features a monthly subscription rate will be applied to customers when their vehicle purchase has been completed. The fixed plan costs $139 per month for the VF 8 and $199 per month for the VF 9 battery. There is also a flexible plan for infrequent drivers providing up to 500 kilometres of driving per month for $39 or $59 monthly.
Vehicle reservation starts at $250. The VF 8 has a starting price of $50,000 while the VF 9 starts at $69,000. The vehicles come with a 10-year or 200,000-kilometre warranty.
The company plans on opening service centres in the Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal areas in 2022 and is looking to expand its operations in the future. Vehicles will also be part of the VinFast Charged Up program where customers will receive a VinFast home charger with $1,000 installation credit, as well as access to public charging networks for three years at the company’s partners’ nationwide networks.
For more information on vehicle packages and designs, visit: vinfastauto.ca
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