VinFast delays Europe launch on chip shortage

VinFast VF7 1.jpg — VinFast displayed four full-electric cars at this year's Paris auto show: the VF 6 small crossover, VF 7 compact crossover (shown), the VF 8 midsize SUV and the VF 9 large SUV.

November 29, 2022 10:09 AM

Vietnamese automaker VinFast has been forced to delay the European launch of the VF 8 and VF 9 electric SUVs to early 2023 from the second half of 2022 because of the global shortage of semiconductors.

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