VinFast cars to be tested in Europe this month

The first VinFast cars will be tested in Europe on March 6 this year.
VinFast cars to be tested in Europe this month ảnh 1Sedan Lux A 2.0 - a car model of Vinfast. (Photo: VNA)
 
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The first VinFast cars will be tested in Europe on March6 this year.

The cars will have to pass the most rigorous tests in order to ensure qualityaccording to international standards. VinFast’s Lux model is expected to meetthe five-star ASEAN NCAP, which is the New Car Assessment Programme forSoutheast Asian Countries targeted to elevate vehicle safety standards, raisingconsumer awareness and encouraging a market for safer vehicles in the region.It’s also the highest standard for cars manufactured in Vietnam.

According to VinFast’s itinerary of car sales under the ‘Three zero’ pricepolicy that includes “zero depreciation, zero financial expense and zerointerest rates”, if customers deposit from November 20, 2018 to before January1, 2019, the prices for a Lux SA 2.0 is 1.136 billion VND, Lux A 800 million VNDand Fadil 336 million VND. If they deposit from January 1, 2019 to before May1, prices are 1.286 billion VND, 900 million VND and 359 million VND,respectively.

Vinfast Manufacturing and Trading Company Limited is a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup. - VNA
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