VinFast announced on Monday the shipment of the second batch of 1,879 VF 8 vehicles to the US and Canada. The vehicles are expected to be delivered to US customers in May and to Canadian customers in June.

The Silver Queen departed from the MPC Port in Hai Phong for North America. The vessel is expected to arrive at the Port of Benicia in California after more than 20 days at sea. Upon arrival, VinFast will hand over 1,098 VF 8 vehicles to the US market and will continue the journey with the remaining 781 vehicles to Canada.

This is the second exported EV batch of VinFast, and the first exported VF 8 standard batch to the international market. The VF 8 standard comes in two trim levels – the Eco and the Plus, which offer a higher estimated range than the existing “City Edition” that VinFast delivered to US customers in March of this year.

For the European markets, the first exported batch is expected to commence in mid-July 2023 with 700 VF 8 vehicles.

In the past year, VinFast has continued to expand its global business network opening more than 30 retail stores and service centres in the US, Canada, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, to serve consumers in these key markets. — VNS