'Reviews were wrong:' Early adopters pleased with VinFast vehicles
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STREAMING DEVICE.
>> WE TRAVELED TO VIETNAM TO
SHOW YOU HAVE BEEN FAST.
CARS ARE COMING TOGETHER.
THE COMPANY IS BUILDING A NEW
FACTORY IN CHATHAM COUNTY.
AND WE WERE THERE ON THE FIRST
DAY. THE VINFAST CARS WENT ON
THE LOT AT LEAF VINFAST IN CARY
NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE
HEARING FROM PEOPLE WHO DECIDED
TO BUY ONE OF THESE ELECTRIC
VEHICLES THAT WILL ONE DAY BE
MADE RIGHT HERE IN NORTH
CAROLINA. MATT TALHELM EXPLAINS
WHY THEY DECIDED TO GIVE THIS
EV MORE THAN JUST A TEST DRIVE.
>> WITH THE REST OF THE THE
VIPER ROARS TO LIFE.
THE BRUNT IS PRESIDENT OF THE
CAROLINAS VIPER CLUB. THIS IS
THE 4TH WENY'S OWN.
>> WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU BY
VIPER. YOU DO IT. THE PURPLE
SPORTS CAR AS PART OF A
COLLECTION OF VEHICLES IN HIS
FAMILY'S DRIVEWAY IN HARNETT
COUNTY. THERE'S A TESLA, HIS
WIFE, ASHLEY, IS CHEAP AND
WE'RE JUST UV WITH AN EMBLEM
FEW HAVE SEEN ON THE ROADS
AROUND THESE PARTS IS THAT THAT
WAS THE BEST PART ABOUT IT IS
I'M DRIVING THIS AROUND GOING
TO PLACES WHERE SHE'S DRIVING
AROUND IN PLACES. WE'RE THE
ONLY ONE. THE VINFAST BF 8
ELECTRIC SUV HAS PRETTY MUCH
REPLACED. THE JEEP FOR ASHLEY'S
DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IN
CHAPEL HILL SMOOTHER. IT'S A
LOT QUIETER SCENE TO GET GAS
EVERY DAY. SHE DRIVES AN HOUR
TO WORK. HAHAHA, FORGOT THAT I
HAD TO GET GAS THE OTHER DAY
WHEN I DROVE MY JEEP TOUR WAS
LIKE, OH, YEAH. AS CAR
ENTHUSIAST, THEY OF COURSE DID
THEIR HOMEWORK AND READ THE
NEGATIVE REVIEWS THAT HAVE
PLAGUED VINFAST. IT'S A LOT
BETTER THAN WHAT THE REVIEW
SAY. I SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER.
>> THERE ARE STILL SOME
HICCUPS. SO MATTHEW STARTED A
FACEBOOK GROUP FOR NORTH
CAROLINA VINFAST OWNERS.
WE CAN ALL KIND OF EXPRESSING
THE THINGS ARE ISSUES WE'RE
HAVING. WE WILL GET SOME OF THE
BUSINESS PEOPLE IN FROM VINFAST
AND YOU KNOW, DO HERE WILL WHAT
WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH YOUR
RESOLVE THEM. THEY'RE ALL AMONG
THE FIRST BUYERS FROM THE FIRST
THEN BEST DEALERSHIP IN THE
STATE. WHO ARE THE VINFAST
EVERYBODY THERE IS NO ONE.
A GROUP YOU CAN AND A SINGLE
DOWN TO LEITH BEEN BEST.
GENERAL MANAGER DAVID COYLE
SAYS A LOT OF THESE EARLY
ADOPTERS ARE ATTRACTED BY A
LEASING DEAL. LESS THAN $250 A
MONTH ON THE 2023 MODEL.
>> THE DEALERSHIP IS DOWN TO
JUST ONE LEFT ON THE LOT.
IT'S THE BEST VALUE IN THE
MARKETPLACE RIGHT NOW TO GET TO
A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE AT SUCH A
LOW LEAVES PRICE THAT DEAL AND
THE IDEA OF SAVING BY
SIDELINING A GAS CARS AND
TRUCKS WITH THE MILES I DRIVE
PER WEEK. I WANTED SOMETHING
ELSE THE ONES THAT THEY
ATTRACTED CLIFF FACE AND TO TRY
OF THE F 8 FOR HIS FIRST
ELECTRIC VEHICLE. HE'S BEEN
BEHIND THE WHEEL NOW FOR THE
LAST 3 WEEKS AND ALREADY TOOK
ON A ROAD TRIP FROM RALEIGH
TO WILMINGTON. WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF IT SO FAR?
>> I LOVE SO IS WELL EQUIPPED.
VINFAST WANTS TO DELIVER
100,000 CARS THIS YEAR ALONE
THAT WOULD TRIPLE ITS SALES
FROM LAST YEAR.
>> THE GENERAL MANAGER HERE AT
LEAST BEEN FAST, TELLS ME SALES
AT THIS DEALERSHIP HAVE ALREADY
EXCEEDED EXPECTATIONS BY 5
TIMES. MATT TALHELM, WRAL NEWS.
KERRY.
>> THAT IMPASSE PLANS TO INVEST
4 BILLION-DOLLARS INTO AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE FACTORY IN
THE EASTERN PART OF CHATHAM
COUNTY AT A MEGA SITE IN
MONTOUR. THE AUTOMAKER PLANS TO