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VinFast reveals 20 car designs for Vietnamese

By Trung Ngoc October 03, 2017 | 06:33 AM GMT+7

According to VinFast manufacturing and trade Ltd company- an affiliate of real estate developer Vingroup, its sedan and sport utility vehicle designs are created by four famous Italian car design firm, including Pininfarina, Zagato, Torino and ItalDesign and two sedan and SUV designs will be manufactured from selection of its potential customers.

ItalDesign's car designs. Photo: tinhte.vn

On October 02, VinFast introduced 20 designs for both sedan and SUV (sport utility vehicle) created by four Italian car design firms. These firms have offered car designs for Audi, BMW, Lamborghini, Mercedes, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari…

Pininfarina's car designs. Photo: tinhte.vn

Two out of 20 designs will be selected to be manufactured. The market segment has not been disclosed. To make VinFast’s cars distinct among other cars, the design firms try to put Vietnamese features on the car. For example, ItalyDesign designs the V-shaped logo. Torino offers design of the terraced field-formed radiator grille.

Torino's car designs. Photo: tinhte.vn

Furthermore, VinFast also wishes its potential customers to choose the two most suitable designs for sedan and SUV through the contest "Selection of your own cars" in the website: binhchonmauxe.vinfast.vn. This is the first time there is a design dedicated to the Vietnamese market from reputable car design firms over the world.

Zagato's car designs. Photo: tinhte.vn

VINFAST is taking steps at “lightning speed”. Just one month after the commencement of the automobile manufacturing plant, VinFast appointed Vu Quang Hue, former General Director of Bosch Vietnam, to Deputy General Director of Automobile Sector. Then James B. DeLuca, Former Executive Vice President - Global Manufacturing of General Motors – was appointed to General Director of VinFast...

Ordering designs from the world's leading car design firms and getting customers’ opinions show Vingroup’s great ambition in creating VinFast’s car models which are luxurious, modern, and especially suitable for the Vietnamese aesthetic sense as well as in accordance with the traffic conditions and terrain.
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