Vinfast launches a battery electric B-segment SUV on the European market
- The young Vietnamese carmaker Vinfast (created in 2018), present on the European market since January 2024 with its VF8 model (battery electric D-segment SUV) and which recorded only 250 sales there last year, has decided to market its smallest model, the VF6, a battery electric B-segment SUV to develop its sales there. This model competes directly with the recent Chinese models NIO Firefly and Dongfeng Box, but also with the Hyundai e-Kona, Kia EV3, Peugeot e-2008 and Renault 4-Tech.
- The Vinfast VF6 is slightly larger than the NIO Firefly and Dongfeng Box, with a length of 4.24 m, a width of 1.83 m and a height of 1.59 m. It is closer in terms of dimensions to the Hyundai Kona (4.23 m x 1.82 m x 1.59 m) also available in a battery electric version.. With a modern design, the Vinfast VF6 diversified the category of battery electric compact cars on the European market, but it is offered at relatively high prices corresponding to a Premium positioning: 34,000 to 38,000 euros.
- Its electric motor is available in two power delivery (177 hp = 130 kW or 204 hp = 150 kW) and coupled to a 59.6 kWh NMC battery allowing a range of 380 km to 410 km according to the WLTP cycle.
- Vinfast announced that it will have delivered 80,000 vehicles worldwide in 2024, including 60,000 in the Vietnamese market, representing a market share of 20% since this market is estimated at 300,000 units in 2024. Among its 80,000 global sales in 2024, Vinfast would have sold 4,000 vehicles in the USA.