VinFast VF7 – Ewing VinFast of Plano

May 1, 2025April 30, 2025

Is VinFast Owned By The Chinese and Other Top Questions

While we have covered various frequently asked questions in earlier blog posts, some still have some lingering questions. While VinFast has been around since 2017, it is still a young company with lots of growth on the horizon. The company’s most significant advantage is in its plans to create buyer confidence through a great vehicle, the best battery warranty, a stellar phone app experience, an easier way to pay for charging, and more. Let’s answer some of the most asked questions on Google about VinFast.

Is VinFast a Chinese Company?

No, VinFast is not a company based out of or headquartered in China. VinFast is a Vietnamese car company that provides beautiful and advanced cars for all types of buyers around the world. One of the company’s main focuses is on the United States. Vietnam is a very friendly country to the United States and one of the best business allies to the U.S. in Asia. According to the U.S. State Department, the United States and Vietnam’s bilateral trade partnership has increased significantly from just $451 million in 1995 to $124 billion as of 2023.

Is VinFast a Luxury Car?

In the United States, VinFast is indeed a luxury car. In Vietnam, the company makes vehicles of all sizes and all price points. In the US, VinFast exclusively manufactures and sells luxury EVs that offer a great electric experience while being supremely less expensive than the competition.

Does VinFast Only Make EVs?

Yes, as of right now for American buyers. While there are no current plans to offer anything other than electric VinFast cars in this country, anything is possible since the company used to offer a range of gas-powered automobiles in Vietnam.

How Much Does a VinFast Vehicle Cost?

VinFast currently offers two different vehicles for customers: the VF8 crossover and the three-row VF9 SUV. The VF8 starts at $47,200 for the base Eco trim and $53,000 for the top Plus trim, and the VF9 is offered at $75,000 for the Plus model. All models also qualify for the $7,500 EV tax credit whether you decide to purchase or lease your VinFast.

VinFast offers incredible lease pricing on both cars, too. A VF8 Eco costs only $279 per month, and the Plus costs $329 per month. Both are for 24-month leases with $0 down and 10,000 miles per year. Customers can lease the VF9 Plus for $599 per month for 24 months with $0 down and 10,000 miles per year.

How Fast is a VinFast Car?

While both SUVs VinFast offers aren’t meant to be the speediest of EVs on the road, they are pretty quick, especially when starting from a dead stop, as electric cars have zero lag when you push the accelerator pedal compared to an internal combustion engine car.

The VF8 Eco, with 349 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque, can get to 60 mph in only 5.9 seconds, while the Plus model, with its 53 extra horsepower and 88 more torque, will hustle to 60 in less than 5.5 seconds.

The VF9, a larger three-row SUV with 402 horsepower and 457 lb-ft of torque, will sprint to 60 mph in about 6.5 seconds. That may not seem extremely fast, but it is a lot faster than the gas and hybrid versions of the three-row Toyota Grand Highlander, which will do the same deed in 8.3 and 7.8 seconds, respectively.

What Makes a VinFast Special?

There are a number of features that make VinFast vehicles special, from the Pininfarina-designed exteriors on both SUVs to the intelligent smartphone app that allows you to schedule and track maintenance on your vehicle. You can also pay to charge your VinFast on almost every charging company’s charger without downloading their standalone apps and adding your credit card information.

Another feature that makes the VinFast VF8 and VF9 special is the inclusion of Sony RIDEVU, which is standard on all cars without a subscription and isn’t offered anywhere else. When sitting in a VinFast, you and your passengers can watch 2,000 movies and shows owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment on the 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen when parked or on any device attached to the vehicle’s in-car WiFi system.

Unlike any other EV on the market, every VinFast comes with a 10-year, 125,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty with an industry-leading 10-year, unlimited-mile battery warranty. No other company offers such a confidence-inspiring warranty.

Have More Questions? We Can Help

We hope these have answered some of the recurring questions we see on Google and get from those who are curious about buying or leasing a VinFast. For all other questions, our wonderful sales staff is available to answer those for you, along with the blog section of our website, where we have taken the time to write exclusive articles that can inform you about the VF8 and VF9.

Why Choose Ewing VinFast

At Ewing VinFast of Plano, we have the best prices on dozens of new VinFast EVs and used cars. Our well-educated sales staff and finance department will happily assist you with your EV questions and needs. Our fantastic service department will ensure your vehicle stays in the best condition.

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February 5, 2025February 11, 2025

VinFast’s Focus on After-Sales Service

VinFast vehicles are gaining traction in the United States, with deliveries up 115% in the third quarter of 2024 versus the same time period in 2023. Even better, the company was actually on pace to meet its goal of 80,000 vehicles sold for 2024. While we won’t have the exact figures for a few more weeks, it is worth noting that VinFast reported their Q3 revenue was better than what they estimated it would be, which was up 42% compared to Q2.

A Car’s Only as Good as Its Warranty

While it is obvious that positive buzz and excellent lease pricing are certainly a big part of the company’s success, it is also thanks to their after-sales service that has industry analysts and buyers really excited about the future of VinFast. As part of the after-sales service, VinFast offers the world’s best warranty with a 10-year, 125,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and a 10-year, unlimited-mile battery warranty. No other company offers anything competitive. Not Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Tesla, Volvo, Rivian, Chevrolet, Ford, none of them. “Unlike traditional automakers that prioritize sales figures, VinFast has adopted a customer-centric approach by investing heavily in after-sales services. This strategic move not only boosts sales but also fosters long-lasting relationships with customers,” explained Phan Thanh Man, an auto market analyst.

More Dealers for People to Find the Right Car

VinFast has also been making great strides in its dealer network. While Ewing VinFast of Plano was one of the first VinFast dealers in the country, the Vietnamese brand now has 36 dealerships across 15 states, which they were able to do in less than two years on the market. That is remarkable. This is something that customers seem to prefer as they enjoy going to a physical store to get their eyes and hands on a VF8 or VF9 to truly understand what is so special about these Pininfarina-designed electric SUVs.

An Excellent and Feature-Rich Smartphone App

VinFast has also worked tirelessly on its smartphone app, which not only allows you to schedule service appointments but also tracks the status of your booking, pays for any repairs or service items, and more. There is one feature that no other automaker has yet to adopt, which is the ability to use a single app to easily pay for charging at most public chargers around the country. The VinFast app is equipped for this. Most of the time, you need to download that specific charging company’s app to pay for your charge, leaving you exposed if that data is ever stolen. There are more than a dozen charging companies across the U.S. Each one has a separate app that requires you to enter your credit card information to be stored in the app. VinFast makes it so you won’t need to do that.

This Will Be the Best Year Yet

2025 is already shaping up to be a brilliant year for VinFast, and it is down to how hard they are working to foster relationships and build brand loyalty with every person that buys or leases one of their vehicles.

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February 1, 2025February 11, 2025

Car Seat Safety: Tips for Keeping Kids Safe on the Road

SUVs are wise purchases for couples looking to start families or for growing families. The VinFast VF8 and VF9 SUVs are priced perfectly for family buyers looking to get into their first EVs or their next EV SUVs. Having a family, though, means using car seats, and there seems to be an endless number of options and types. What does it all mean? Let’s break it down.

The Different Types of Car Seats

As you already know, car seats are specifically made to keep children safe and secure when driving. Modern car seats are crash tested to make sure they offer reasonable amounts of safety (along with the vehicle) in the event of an accident. There are three main types of car seats that you can buy to use in your VinFast, including rear-facing, forward-facing, and booster. Rear- and forward-facing seats, the best seats for younger children, come in the same specifications listed below.

Rear- and forward-facing car seat:

Infant car seat – Specifically designed for newborns.
Convertible seat – Has the ability to be rear- or forward-facing as a child gets bigger.
All-in-one seat – This seat allows for multiple uses as a kid grows up, from rear- or forward-facing to even becoming a booster.

Booster seat:

Booster seat with high back – This type of booster is meant to increase a child’s height so that he or she can fit best in the seat with a seatbelt. This type of seat also protects kids’ necks and backs during crashes. It is good for vehicles that don’t have headrests or high seat backs.
Backless booster seat – Like the previous booster, this, too, is meant to boost the height of a child sitting in this seat. However, this booster is better for cars with high seat backs and headrests.

What Ages to Use Which Car Seats

There are specific seats designed for each age group, as follows:

Birth to 12 months – Children in this age-range need to sit in a rear-facing car seat. A convertible 3-in-1 is a good choice as it has higher heigh and weight limits so you can use it longer. A rear-facing seat helps to move with the child in an accident to reduce the amount of injury to the neck and spine of a baby.

1-3 years – If your child still fits in the height and weight category of the rear-facing seat, then you should use that as long as possible, as it’s the best and most protective. Once your kid grows to be too big, then you can switch to a forward-facing car seat that has a harness and tether that limit the child’s movements in a crash.

4-7 years – Once again, like before, keep your child in the same seat for as long as possible until he or she has outgrown what you have. At this age range, it is possible for your child to move into a booster seat, if his or her height and weight allow.

8-12 years – Again, use that booster seat for as long as you can, as it will be extremely safe for your child in any collision. Check on the height and weight limits to see if your child can graduate to sitting in the car without a booster. This means making sure that the seatbelt is securely over the child’s chest and waist areas. It is always safest to keep your kid in the back seat versus letting him or her ride up front.

Learning Before Buying

If you are nervous about which car seat to buy, it’s always helpful to look into reviews by Consumer Reports, or go to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website (NHTSA) to learn more about the different types of seats and if there are any recalls on brands and models you’re looking at buying.

Come By to Test Your Car Seat in Our Cars

More than anything, if you already have a car seat and you would like to see how well it fits in a VinFast VF8 or VF9, then please feel free to come down to Ewing VinFast of Plano. You are welcome to come in without an appointment, or you can call us to schedule a visit with one of our trusted sales consultants to help you through the process. We aim to make every experience trouble-free and friendly. Buying or leasing a new car can be a daunting task, but our team is here to help make it the easiest decision of your life.

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January 1, 2025January 14, 2025

Tesla Lease Up? Why You Should Choose a VinFast Instead

Leasing a Tesla used to be the easiest electric vehicle decision a customer could make, mainly because it was the only real EV on the road for a number of years. Add in the Tesla-only Supercharger Network, and it was pretty much a done deal when shopping for your first or your tenth electric car. Now, though, more car manufacturers are making better EVs than ever, and young companies like VinFast are engineering and building competitive cars within the first few years of production. Throw in the fact that there are nearly 200,000 public charging ports in the United States, and there’s never been a better time to ditch a Tesla and check out what’s out there.

A Tesla Doesn’t Age So Well

There are many reasons not to buy or lease another Tesla that go beyond the current political landscape and any opinions of Elon Musk you may have. While a Tesla is still a good car, it has gotten a little long in the tooth in terms of styling. The Model Y and Model X, especially, have not aged well from a design standpoint. The Model X was the first major 3-row electric SUV out there, but now VinFast makes the VF9 that doesn’t look like a design accident.

A Historic Design Company

Instead of developing their electric vehicles around a modern theme that EVs must be radically different looking to conventional gas-powered cars, VinFast took a different approach by looking to famed Italian car designer Pininfarina to craft the essence and beauty of the VF8 and VF9. While some may balk at the idea that a design firm founded in 1930 can dictate the future of EV design, it should be noted that almost every automobile on the road since the 1950s owes some part of its design to a car Pininfarina created. They’ve only styled some of the most influential and beautiful vehicles ever for Ferrari, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Bentley, Cadillac, Maserati, Volvo, Jaguar, of course VinFast, and more.

A Tesla Warranty Isn’t So Special

A key reason to move away from a Tesla and into a VinFast is the warranty. Tesla’s battery warranty is eight years and anywhere from 100,000 to 150,000 miles, depending on the car you have. That’s weird, don’t you think? So, if you buy a rear-wheel drive Model 3 or Model Y, they only warranty the battery up to 100,000 miles? That seems like it’s saying something about what they believe will happen to that car, because an all-wheel drive Model 3 or Model Y has a 120,000-mile warranty for the battery, and the Models S and X and the Cybertruck carry a 150,000-mile warranty. Makes complete sense… to no one.

A VinFast Warranty Is Special

VinFast gives every EV in their current lineup a 10-year, unlimited-mile battery warranty, as well as a 10-year, 125,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. Every Tesla has a 4-year, 50,000-mile basic warranty. That’s the same warranty duration and mileage luxury gas-powered car manufacturers like BMW and Mercedes-Benz give their cars. That means Tesla doesn’t consider itself better than the status quo. VinFast believes in their cars so much they’ll prove how good they are by offering the best EV warranty in the world.

Teslas are Pointlessly Fast, VinFast Cars Are Usefully Fast

It has been well established at this point that all Teslas are fast. Realistically, they are faster than they really need to be. A ludicrously fast 0-60 time is great and all, but the real world has traffic lights. Going from traffic light to traffic light at breakneck speed and pace is neat the first few times you do it, but it eats up your battery range and gets boring after a while. And some passengers get ill from it. The VinFast VF8 and VF9 models weren’t meant to be speed demons, but they’re also not slouches in any sense of the word. The VF8 Plus can reach 60 mph in roughly 5 seconds, which is faster than a Honda Civic Type R at 5.3 seconds. The Civic Type R is a Bonafide sports car with a hot hatch that can beat Porsche 911s around racetracks. The VF8 beats it in a straight line. The VF9 is also competitive, boasting a 6.5-second 0-60 time. Two of the bestselling gas-powered, 3-row SUVs on the market, the Kia Telluride and Toyota Highlander, both get to 60 mph in about 7-7.5 seconds. Sure, the VinFast vehicles aren’t setting land speed records, but they are also faster than the average traffic.

Sony RIDEVU

One thing that you will not be able to get in any current Tesla model is Sony RIDEVU. RIDEVU allows passengers in the VF8 and VF9 to stream 2,000 different Sony-owned movies and TV shows either on the main infotainment screen when the vehicle is in park or on any device that is connected to the in-car WiFi.

VinFast Lease Specials

In the end, one of the biggest reasons buyers should look more closely at a VinFast is the price. When looking into leasing, the VF8 absolutely can’t be beat with its $199 per month for a 36-month lease special, with just $1,943 due at signing. The 3-row VF9 is just as stellar. With $2,000 due at signing, you’ll only pay $529 per month.

Why You Should Choose Ewing VinFast

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November 1, 2024November 20, 2024

Steps for Having a Home Charger Installed

Having a home charger installed is one of the first steps a new electric vehicle owner should take, and with the VinFast Home Charger, the process can be much simpler. Many EVs are being sold to first-time buyers, and that can potentially lead to new owners becoming overwhelmed with learning what kind of home charger they should buy.

An Affordable Option for Home Charging

For just $599, the Home Charger takes the pressure off new buyers trying to find the right charger to install in their homes. The VinFast charger meets the demanding certifications of NEMA 4 (a type of weatherproof case), UL, CSA, EnergyStar, and FCC regulations.

Plenty of Power and Features

With 12kW, or 240 volts and 50 amps, of max power, the charger will have no issues charging any new VinFast model. It also gives owners the flexibility of using WiFi, Bluetooth, or Ethernet to connect to the charger and monitor the vehicle’s state of charge. Using the VinFast mobile app, the vehicle’s state of charge can be tracked easily from anywhere. As a Level 2 charger, the VinFast Home Charger is eight times faster than plugging the vehicle into a standard 120-volt wall outlet.

A Simple Way to Charge

Each charger features the industry standard SAE J1772 connector, otherwise known as the Type 1 connector, and has a 25-foot cable for easy charging no matter where the charger is placed. The front of the charger has a large LED screen that allows users to see charging information when their vehicle is plugged in.

Easy Installation Process

Thanks to a partnership with Qmerit, the home charger can be easily installed by a qualified professional. After completing a brief survey about the home where the charger will be located, an estimate will be sent soon after that, and an installer will contact the owner to set a date. It’s really that simple.

Warranty and Future Features

All VinFast Home Chargers come with a one-year warranty, and soon, owners will be able to schedule charging, start and stop the charger remotely, and track electricity consumption through the mobile app.

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