VinFast has become the first automobile brand in Vietnam to surpass 100,000 vehicle sales within the first three quarters of a single year. The milestone shows the stark contrast the carmaker is facing when compared to its operations in the Philippines.
In its home market of Vietnam, VinFast has had 11 consecutive months as the best-selling automaker there. In the Philippines, July and August were the worst month for the brand, recording zero sales.
In September 2025, VinFast delivered 13,914 electric vehicles across its lineup, bringing the cumulative total for the first nine months of the year to 103,884 units, the highest ever recorded in the history of Vietnam’s automotive industry.
This is compared to 115 units sold in the Philippines in 2025. The figure already includes vehicles sold to Green GSM, the all-electric taxi company which also happens to be a subsidiary of VinGroup.
With three peak months of Q4 still ahead and production capacity ramped up across its Hai Phong and Ha Tinh manufacturing complexes, VinFast is poised to set even more remarkable records—perhaps in Vietnam, but no chance in hell in the Philippines.
Do you tjink VinFast really cares about thr Philippines?
ReplyDeleteYes they are desperate for market share. They needed volumes to be profitable.
DeleteThey should care about all the markets they’re in. VinFast car owners will be left holding the bag if the brand pulls out of our market just because they didn’t care.
DeleteVinfast do care about the Philippine market very well that's why they plan to increase their dealerships and service centers more nationwide
DeleteMany MG and Dongfeng dealerships closed down and were converted into Vinfast dealerships.
That is why they got Mr. Toti to turn around the Philippines market. He needs a really good righthand to help him. Who do you think will he get?
ReplyDeleteThe VinFast VF3 not having AC charging will always be a mystery to me. A nice car hampered by a self-imposed handicap.
DeleteCost issues..Adding another charging port or option would make the VF3 more expensive
DeleteI'd take a slightly more expensive VF3 with an On-Board AC Charger any day over a cheap VF3 without one. I like how the VF3 looks, but not at the cost of convenience.
DeleteTheir cars are overpriced imho. Why do they expect to perform well?
ReplyDeleteVinfast can't sell at a loss..They won't do a BYD.
DeleteThe VF3 is a "cheap" and fun entry-level car for first-time buyers. Too bad they don't have the dealer reach to be noticed outside of automotive blogs like this.
ReplyDeleteVinfast is more like Wuling now in terms of product lineup in Vietnam which is good
ReplyDeleteThey should bring here the newer more affordable products of Vinfast in the Philippine market and increase its dealership network like what Omoda and Jaecoo Philippines is doing.
In the Philippine market it's VinSlow
ReplyDeleteIf were foing to put stock on US reviews, the brand is basically trash.
ReplyDeleteToti will definitely turn around the business in the same way he saved the automotive business of Ayala from collapse.
ReplyDeleteWould you know why he resigned or was fired ?
DeleteI’m not sure if we can really say he "saved" Ayala’s automotive arm, since he was still with Ayala when KTM, Maxus, Volkswagen, and some Honda dealerships were under AC Motors. BYD’s definitely doing well, but that’s under a different team. His last stint was mainly with Kia, Honda, and Isuzu, but I guess things didn’t quite work out with him and Ayala. Let’s see what he can do with VinFast here in the Philippines.
DeleteVinfast sold 115 PH units in 2025? So perhaps 100 VF35 units went to Green GSM and 15 units of VF3?? I hope I am wrong here!
ReplyDeleteNo, not the VF35. Green GSM uses the Nerio Green (VF e34)
DeleteSales of VF35 isn't included yet as it's not included in the vehicle lineup of Vinfast Philippines
DeleteYou have to deliver something of value. The cars need a charging network. Show some leadership and develop the charging network, then all electric cars will be followers. Also a warranty and recycling scheme needs to be implemented.
ReplyDeleteThe price when compared to an existing ICE, is similar, but missing all the service, resale and ancillary items needed for a customer to trust that there vehicle will last the required lifetime expected.
Sasaluhin ng Green GSM and its transport partners if brand did not succeed here. Probably this is the reason why Green is taking in partners for its transport business initiatives.
DeletePrice parity between EVs and ICE cars used to be a dream. I do not think that should be so easily understated.
DeleteWhat do you expect from a shady company lobbying for the communist Vietnam? Its like the Evergrande collapse waiting to happen with debt, no profit and pure manipulation for their comrades at Vietnam.
ReplyDeleteVinfast and Vingroup are way more profitable and credible than Evergrande.
DeleteCommunist Vietnam is doing a lot better than our country (in many aspects) and is miles away different from the CCP. Counting them out purely on that account is a very shallow outlook.
DeleteAnd comparing the very complicated web of factors that played into Evergrande's collapse vs the straightforward business model of Vinfast is a gross oversimplification of the former and a mis-characterization of the latter.
Vietnam now more capitalist than communist
DeleteWhy would anyone buy a car called "VinFast"?
ReplyDeleteThe silver lining here is at least we can say there's hope in the Filipino's command of the English language. "VinFast" sounds cringe and pretentious but to the average Viet, it's just a collection of letters with the founder's name in it.
What in the superiority complex - -
DeleteSo many car companies' names were based on their founders' names, that's not new (or bad). A lot of them started off as pretentious too because they chose their brand (or car model) names to elicit the perception of specific characteristics that they wanted people to believe they possessed (before they figured out how to make it ~somewhat~ real).
Why would anyone buy a car with a name that stands for "Build Your Dreams"? Why would anyone buy a car named after "SOcial NETwork"?
What a cringey way to (try and) call something else cringe 🙄
LOL. Shows what you know. BYD doesn’t stand for Build Your Dreams, that came after the fact. It’s just a tagline.
DeleteIt was plastered on their cars all spelled out (in their older models). For most people that counts as the same thing because that's what enters public consciousness (remember we're talking about brand recognition here).
DeleteSo, going back to the original, "Why would anyone buy a car called, "VinFast"?" question. The point is that, names can have uninspiring/unflattering/"cringey" associations to them but people care more about the car instead of the names.
So, making it seem like (and by confidently stating that) the name (being allegedly "cringe") is a/the big reason people wouldn't buy these cars is, itself, a pretentious declaration/assumption.
Say it with me
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