Tesla Rival Vinfast Opens Its Larget Showroom in Chennai, to Soon Begin Sales of Evs, Byd

Electric Vehicle (EV) Maker Vinfast has launched its second showroom in India. This VINFAST showroom of Vietnam has been opened in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is the company’s largest retail outlet. The sale of VF 6 and VF 7 of Tesla’s Rival Winfast will be started soon in the country. Booking has started for them.

By the end of this year, Vinfast plans to open 35 showrooms in 27 cities in India. The company’s first showroom in the country was started in Surat, Gujarat. Winfast has also prepared to create a strong charging network for its EVs. For this, the company has tied-up with roadgrid and mytvs. Vinfast factory is also being set up in Tamil Nadu. The initial annual capacity of this factory will be around 50,000 units. The company displayed its electric vehicles at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo held earlier this year. The company is trying to increase its sales in Asian countries rather than expansion in North America and Europe.

Vinfast’s VF7 is a premium SUV. This mid-size will compete in the electric SUV segment. Its length is 4.5 meters. It has 18 inch alloy wheels. The VF7 will have two motor options. In VF7 Plus, single motor will generate 201 BHP power and torque up to 310 Nm. Apart from this, the VF7 Plus AWD will have a dual-motor setup. In these two variants, a 75.3 kwh battery pack will be given. The range of its single charge can be about 450 kilometers. It will have features like ambient lighting, panoramic sunroof, level 2 Adas. Winfast has not given information about its EVS prices.

Last month, Tesla of Billionaire Elon Musk started its business in India. The first showroom of this American company has been opened in Mumbai. Tesla has started taking online orders for her Model Y. Apart from Delhi, the capital of this electric SUV will be delivered in Mumbai, Gurugram and Pune. The initial price of this electric SUV is Rs 59.89 lakh. It is available in two variants – rear wheel drive and long -range rear wheel drive.