On February 15, within the framework of the IIMS 2024 exhibition in Indonesia, VinFast’s booth officially opened to welcome visitors. VinFast will display a range of electric cars in various segments. This is the first time VinFast has introduced to the international market the models with reverse driver. This demonstrates VinFast’s strong commitment to making electric cars more accessible.
In this special event, this morning, Indonesian President Joko Widodo was present at VinFast exhibition booth at IIMS. Here, he inspected the white VF5 and even personally sat behind the wheel on stage. Afterwards, Indonesian President left his signature as a souvenir on the VF5’s bonnet.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo visits VinFast booth at IIMS 2024 and leaves his signature on the white VF5’s bonnet. Photo: VinFast
According to Financial Times, VinFast’s booth will be open to visitors from February 15 to 25. In particular, VinFast announced that at the press event on February 15, the Vietnamese carmaker will debut its brand in Hall A6, Hall A at the Jakarta International Exhibition Center.
Earlier, in the announcement on February 7, VinFast revealed plans to introduce a series of leading electric car lines to the Indonesian people. In addition, similar to other international markets, VinFast plans to introduce outstanding after-sales policies and flexible sales methods to bring electric cars closer to users in this country.
VinFast will showcase various electric car models at IIMS 2024. Photo: VinFast
Mr. Tran Quoc Huy, General Director of VinFast Indonesia, shared that VinFast will bring more choices of electric cars, while committing to accompany users throughout the ownership process of these environmentally friendly cars.
VinFast representative in Indonesia emphasized: “VinFast is honored to debut its brand in Indonesia through the IIMS 2024 exhibition. We aim to inspire users and explore the limitless potential of a modern and sustainable future mobility“.
With a population of over 250 million people, Indonesia is the leading economy in Southeast Asia and one of the largest automobile markets in the region.
In fact, with a strong trend of electrifying transportation and a series of government support policies for the electric vehicle industry, Indonesia will be one of the key markets in VinFast’s development strategy.
On January 13, during his state visit to Vietnam, Indonesian President Joko Widodo affirmed his support for VinFast’s projects to invest in Indonesia and promised to expedite procedures and licenses. Photo: TĐ
VinFast representatives said that Indonesia will become an important link in the company’s global electric vehicle supply chain. Earlier, VinFast announced a long-term investment of about $1.2 billion in the Indonesian market. Of which, Pham Nhat Vuong’s company will invest $200 million to build a production plant with an annual capacity of up to 50,000 electric cars in Indonesia. This is VinFast’s third plant, in addition to the main plant in Hai Phong and a plant in North Carolina, USA, scheduled to start construction in 2025.
When operational, the plant in Indonesia will ensure meeting local market demands, as well as enhance VinFast’s supply chain and global competitiveness.
References: VinFast, Financial Times, Nikkei
