Vinfast car factory put into operation

As the most crucial facility in the carmaker’s automobile and electric motorbike manufacturing complex, the plant began construction on September 2, 2017, covering over 500,000 square meters of land, with an annual capacity of 250,000 automobiles during the first phase and up to 500,000 units during the second phase. It can churn out 38 cars per hour.

Besides leading the regional market in terms of scale and modernity, VinFast is also the first local car plant to have a production process that is completely synchronized, closed and almost fully automatic with six workshops for stamping, welding, painting, engine production and assembly.

These workshops were connected to various robots and smart manufacturing monitors to maximize productivity.

VinFast is the only local carmaker that can make major car parts, such as engines.

Besides this, the plant has set three world records, including reaching completion three months ahead of schedule. It took the plant 21 months to complete construction work and install a production chain for mass production. Also, it rolled out sample cars 11 months after the plant was built. Further, VinFast commercial cars were launched on the market in less than two years.

The local carmaker has now set a new record as it has received 10,000 purchase orders from customers one year prior to the official launch of its cars.

After the ceremony to launch the plant today, VinFast will hand over the first cars to customers two months earlier than scheduled. Its Fadil cars will be delivered to customers starting June 17, while its Lux A 2.0 and Lux SA 2.0 models are slated for handover by end-July.