It brand new showroom which has just come off the ground in the very posh Madeleine area of ​​Paris. One of the first VinFast car showrooms in Franceand Europe! A Vietnamese car manufacturer specializing in electrics has chosen the city of lights to launch on the Old Continent. Among other things, because another store opened on Raspai Boulevard. Others are planned soon in Rennes, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Aix and Nice! Walked past those big glass doors we are met by two electric SUVs. VF8anti-Peugeot e-3008, which will compete with it in the C segment. And a good one more prominent VF9. A large seven-seater SUV whose morphology seems more suited to major American thoroughfares than to our narrow French roads. However, these large 7-room electric SUVs are still rare on the market. VinFast acts as a forerunner here!

Demystify the electric car

Every two weeks, the brand has just landed in France (the first VF8s will arrive in the summer, and the VF9s in the fall) organizes evenings on the topic of electric mobility. They are not only open to automotive journalists! In this way, we met potential customers there who were interested in the brand. Or just motorists for whom their own The electric car is still too little known and understood. Through three different workshops, the brand aims to dispel this technology that can still turn many away.

The first workshop places him in the great moments of history. Restoring his timeline from Never Contented in 1899, up to the latest prototypes of the end of the 21st century. An interesting reminder to place the emergence of this technology in our current context. The next seminar is devoted to reassure potential buyers about using an electric car on a daily basis. It represents the various charging networks in France (82,000 public charging stations now). In addition, types of terminals and cables which are best suited depending on how you want to use the electric vehicle. Finally, the VinFast France team presents numerous government aids and incentives. For buying or recharging an electric car. And also for installation or sublease of the terminal.

Own retail outlets, mobile after-sales service

The third (you’ll notice we’re not talking about VinFast yet) is more about the brand, viz its future after-sales service network. She wants to calm down on this topic. She chose her own distribution network, and a mobile after-sales service. Specifically, in case of wear and tear or abnormality, the first contact is made through the mobile application. Or directly through the dashboard interface.

Most problems are electronic, and they can be adjustable remotely by installing updates (as in Tesla). If the problem is mechanical, it will deploy mobile repair centers, trucks that go straight to your home. In the event of a longer immobilization (rare), the brand will still have physical repair centers. At or near points of sale. Having recently arrived in France, VinFast takes care of its image and thus presents its universe in a less formal and more human way. Two new SUVs will soon be added to the range: VF6 (anti e-2008) and VF7 (anti e-5008).