VinFast Soars to ~170,000 Sales in Vietnam in 2025
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The electric vehicle maker from Vietnam has not exactly taken off in the United States, but VinFast is apparently doing quite well at home.
The company said today that it delivered about 170,000 electric vehicles in Vietnam in 2025, which is almost double what it delivered in 2024. In total, the company’s Hai Phong factory produced its 200,000th vehicle of the year on December 31, 2025. Whether it was so carefully planned to hit such an even number or just coincidence, who knows?
That said, it seems the company didn’t meet its 2025 targets abroad. “In February last year, the company said it expected to at least double EV deliveries globally in 2025,” Reuters reports. “But the vast majority of its deliveries continue to come from Vietnam, where the company benefits from strong brand recognition, a growing domestic EV market and support from parent conglomerate Vingroup. VinFast did not reveal the deliveries it made in international markets in 2025.”
Naturally, it’s hard for new auto companies to break through. These days, those new companies are mostly electric vehicle companies, but there are many of them. The bulk of these EV producers come from China — NIO, XPENG, Leapmotor, Zeekr, Li Auto, Avatr, Xiaomi, etc., etc. — but there are some others as well. There’s Rivian and Tesla from the US, for example, and now Afeela from Japan.
Aside from Tesla, the last big breakthrough of a new auto brands that I remember in the United States was Hyundai and Kia rising up starting in the 1990s. But it took a while for them to get big — years upon years. VinFast, backed by the Vietnamese government, seems willing to be patient and play the long game, but it’s a hyper competitive market these days, and EV development is so fast in China. Will VinFast ever be able to break through in the US and Europe?
Within Vietnam, the company apparently has a firm grip on the title of top selling auto brand in the country (of any kind). Additionally, the company is targeting and doing pretty well in nearby Asian markets. In 2025, it launched operations at three new factories, one in Ha Tinh (Vietnam), one in Tamil Nadu (India), and one in West Java (Indonesia). So, I do expect to see much stronger sales abroad in 2026 thanks to markets like Indonesia and India.
Circling back to the top, here’s more on that milestone 200,000th vehicle of the year: “The 200,000th vehicle produced at the Hai Phong plant in 2025 is the Limo Green, a 7-seater electric MPV that has rapidly gained strong traction in the Vietnamese market. The model recorded sales of 9,642 units in November 2025 alone, setting a new all-time monthly sales record for a single vehicle model and contributing to VinFast’s highest-ever sales performance in the history of Vietnam’s automotive industry.”
And here’s more on that main Hai Phong factory, which CleanTechnica has visited a couple of times and been extremely impressed with: “During the year-end peak period in December, the Hai Phong plant operated at maximum capacity, producing nearly 26,000 vehicles in the month. A daily production record was achieved on December 14, 2025, with 1,062 vehicles rolling off the production line-equivalent to an average output of nearly 43 vehicles per hour. This level of productivity is comparable to some of the world’s largest Gigafactories, underscoring the Hai Phong plant’s highly optimized manufacturing capabilities. The facility is supported by more than 1,200 ABB robots, a workforce of over 18,000 employees operating in flexible three-shift rotations, and an automation level of up to 90%.” The company also produces electric motorcycles and electric buses at the factory.
“Producing 200,000 electric vehicles in 2025 at the VinFast Hai Phong plant alone is a testament to the capability and relentless dedication of more than 18,000 employees working at the facility. This is a highly meaningful milestone that strengthens our confidence as we pursue even more ambitious goals ahead. With the expansion of our manufacturing footprint into key markets such as India and Indonesia, I am confident that VinFast will achieve even faster and stronger growth in 2026 and the years to come,” Trinh Van Ngan, Deputy CEO of Global Manufacturing at VinFast, noted regarding the achievement.
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