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VinFast Auto announced Tuesday it officially signed agreements with 12 new dealers in the U.S., including a dealership in Greensboro.



VinFast dealership coming to Greensboro months after Leith VinFast opens in Cary

<p>YOUTUBE TV SPECTRUM AND THE WRAL APP ON YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE. &gt;&gt; SO WE TOOK YOU THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY TO VIETNAM TO SHOW YOU HOW BEEN FAST CARS REMAIN. NICE. LITTLE TRIP THERE. WHEN WE WERE THERE, WE WERE THERE AS WELL. WHEN LEADERS BROKE GROUND ON THE COMPANY'S MEGA SITE IN CHATHAM COUNTY. YOU SEE THEM. THEY'RE BREAKING GROUND AND NEW TONIGHT, THE FIRST VINFAST ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS FOR SALE LOCALLY IN CARY AND AT THE FIRST NON VINFAST OWN DEALERSHIP IN NORTH AMERICA. SO WE WANTED TO TAKE ONE OF THE COMPANY'S SUVS OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE. TELL YOU WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. WRAL'S CHRIS LOVINGOOD TOOK A TRIP TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY. CHRIS, YOU ARE FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON COMPARING YOUR EXPERIENCE TO THE MANY GOOD AND BAD REVIEWS THAT YOU'VE SEEN ONLINE. YEAH, YOU KNOW, I HAD SEEN REVIEWS REGARDING THE VINFAST VF 8. SOME ISSUES AND PEOPLE WERE SAYING ONLINE INCLUDE RESPONSE TIME WHEN ACCELERATION GENERAL FEEL THE CAR WHEN DRIVING IN SOME OF THE KEY FEATURES, INCLUDING THE TURN SIGNALS AND ALERTS. &gt;&gt; ONE PERSON EVEN SAID THE CAR FLAT OUT SHUT OFF DURING A DRIVE. NOW, ADMITTEDLY, THERE WERE NO MAJOR MISHAPS IN THE SUV WHEN I DROVE IT THIS AFTERNOON. AND IT FELT LIKE YOUR BASIC CAR PHOTO JOURNALIST VINNIE BROKE A FEW SO MYSELF OR IN THE V F 8 PLUS MODEL. ACTUALLY, MATT TALHELM DROVE THAT SAME ONE OVER IN VIETNAM. BUT IT WASN'T A CONTROLLED TACK. WE WENT OUT ON THE ROAD NOW. THIS IS THE ONE THE VF 8. THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS GOING TO BE AT THE FACILITY THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE GIVEN ROUGHLY 3 TO 3 AND A HALF MILE TEST DRIVE BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE RIDE WASN'T AS BUMPY AS SOMEONE MY REVIEWS I'VE SEEN. IT WAS A LITTLE BUMPY, THOUGH. THE TURN SIGNAL WAS A LITTLE OFF. AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACTIVATE EITHER DIRECTION AND WASN'T INTO IT AS A TYPICAL CAR AND SOMETIMES DID JUST DIDN'T STAY ON. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ALSO DIDN'T FEEL AS RESPONSIVE AS SAY, MAYBE A TESLA WHEN YOU HIT THE ACCELERATION. BUT REGARDLESS OF HOW POPULAR OTHER EVS HAVE BECOME THE GENERAL MANAGER OF LEAF BEEN FASTING. KERRY THINKS THE NEW CARS WILL SELL. THE MOST EXCITING PART IS VINFAST ACTUALLY SOUGHT US OUT TO BE THE NUMBER ONE DEALER. I DON'T THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY SELLING AT ALL. &gt;&gt; THE STORES THAT ALWAYS CLOSEST TO THE DO VERY BEING SUCCESSFUL. &gt;&gt; NOW AT THE TIME OF FILING THIS REPORT, LEAF HADN'T SOLD ONE OF THE NEWEST BEEN FAST TV'S I PLAN TO CALL IT A CHECK IN. BUT KEEP IN MIND TODAY WAS JUST THE FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS. WE DID SEE PEOPLE PERIODICALLY COMING BY TO CHECK OUT THE CARS. NOW ASKED FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT MY RIGHT IN THE VFA. PLUS, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON GETTING THAT ONLINE AT WRAL DOT COM. YEAH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE AT LEAST WANT TO TEST DRIVE IT KNOWING THAT IT'S BUILT RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD. ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANKS SO MUCH. &gt;&gt; AND OF COURSE, WRAL'S MATT TALHELM TRAVEL TO VIETNAM TO SHOW US HOW THESE CARS COME TOGETHER. HE ALSO COVERED THE GROWTH IN CHATHAM COUNTY WITH COMPANIES LIKE BEEN FAST AND WILL SPEED SETTING UP SHOP. THIS IS ALL IN AN EDITION OF ON THE RECORD. YOU CAN WATCH</p>

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