Paris, October 17th 2022 – AUTOBEST is awarding VINFAST with the new award `The Rising Star` as recognition of the fast development of the Vietnamese company on European and global scale. In less than 4 years, VINFAST evolved from a successful start-up to a state-of-the-art global car company, challenging the industry with many achievements. AUTOBEST acknowledged the robust European launch strategy, bold new all-electric car range, and commitment to providing a market-leading customer service offering through an extensive retail network.
Paris, October 17th 2022 – AUTOBEST is awarding VINFAST with the new award `The Rising Star` as recognition of the fast development of the Vietnamese company on European and global scale. In less than 4 years, VINFAST evolved from a successful start-up to a state-of-the-art global car company, challenging the industry with many achievements. AUTOBEST acknowledged the robust European launch strategy, bold new all-electric car range, and commitment to providing a market-leading customer service offering through an extensive retail network.
“The Rising Star” award been handled during a press event at the 2022 Paris Motor Show. The presentation of the award comes exactly four years after VINFAST received the AUTOBEST “A Star Is Born” award at the 2018 Paris Motor Show.
AUTOBEST has chosen VINFAST based on criteria of business strategy, the product line-up, commercial readiness and credibility before making its decision. VINFAST was acknowledged for its commitment to European markets with more than just a car – its four-car range, vehicle purchasing flexibility, innovation, environmental focus, infrastructure, servicing and customer support were all noted by the jury.
“In 2018, VINFAST debuted itself to the world with an ambitious plan that will traditionally take a long journey to deliver on these goals. But only four years later, we acknowledge VINFAST’s spectacular rise not only as Vietnam’s first global vehicle manufacturer but also as one of the world’s first to stop production of internal combustion vehicles for an all-electric strategy.” Says Mr. Dan Vardie, AUTOBEST Founder & Chairman. “VINFAST has moved at an incredible speed, from building a highly-automated manufacturing complex with leading scalability in the region, embarking on partnerships with globally-recognised suppliers, to announcing an all-electric line-up and a robust European launch strategy. VINFAST has proved itself to be leading the pack of ambitious new automotive brands. We are delighted to present the team with this award and to formally welcome them to Europe.”
Ms Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vingroup Vice Chairwoman and VINFAST Global CEO shares: “We are delighted to be recognised by experts as one of the industry’s youngest, most vibrant automotive brands. This award not only recognizes the hard work of VINFAST towards the mobility electrification, but also remarks a Vietnamese brand on the global automotive industry. We commit to continuous innovation to provide excellent products, optimal offerings while accompanying our European and global customers on the journey toward the sustainable future together.”
The return to the 2022 Paris Motor Show remarks the astonishing path from zero to the pioneering position in the global transition to electrified mobility. This remarkable journey is made of speed, determination, ambition of a Vietnamese brand, the global intelligence network, and as especially, a commitment to the sustainable future for the planet and generations to come.
About VINFAST
VinFast – a member of Vingroup – envisioned to drive the movement of global smart electric vehicle revolution. Established in 2017, VinFast owns a state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing complex with globally leading scalability that boasts up to 90% automation in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
Strongly committed to the mission for a sustainable future for everyone, VinFast constantly innovates to bring high-quality products, advanced smart services, seamless customer experiences, and pricing strategy to inspire global customers to jointly create a future of smart mobility a sustainable planet. Learn more at: https://www.vinfastauto.eu
About Vingroup
Established in 1993, Vingroup is one of the leading private conglomerates in the region, with a total capitalization of $35 billion from three publicly traded companies (as of November 4, 2021). Vingroup currently focuses on three main areas: Technology and Industry, Services and Social Enterprise. Find out more at: https://www.vingroup.net/en.
About AUTOBEST
The AUTOBEST organisation was established in 2001 with the revolutionary concept of “best buy car” available on the European market. A total of 31 + 1 European nations is now represented in the Jury – for the time been, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia is suspended- covering the vast majority of the European population. For a car to become an AUTOBEST winner, it must represent the best offering for most European customers. Price, service network, spare parts distribution and versatility are the most important criteria in the voting process. Design and new technologies are becoming important criteria for voting. AUTOBEST uses a transparent voting system, with a complex matrix of 13 criteria to decide the winner.
Contact: Laura Vamanu, pr@autobest.org
