VinFast is having a pretty brutal time right now, but that hasn’t stopped the nascent Vietnamese automaker from being optimistic about its future. Sure, it managed to have a $650.1 million net loss in the last quarter of 2023, and sure it sold fewer than 35,000 vehicles all of last year, but that isn’t going … Read more
A slow trickle of Cybertrucks are making their ways into American’s hands, though the roll out has not been without some speed bumps—especially when it comes to that “stainless” steel body. It’s that same body that has provoked questions about the crash worthiness of the Cybertruck. Unfortunately, it’s a question we won’t have the answer … Read more
Happy Thursday! It’s January 18, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. BMW 3T Electric Gravel Bike | Jalopnik Reviews 1st Gear: BMW Wants To Compete With Tesla’s Robot, … Read more
2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV SSImage: Chevrolet 75,883 total sales GM has kept its EV sales numbers close to its chest the last few years; the company has had trouble ramping up EV production. Things may have changed though as the company says it sold 75,883 EVs in 2023, up 93 percent from 2022. Looking at … Read more
Photo: Mercedes-Benz As cars have become more technologically advanced, traditional auto shows have become less important. In their place, automakers are largely focusing on events like the Consumer Electronics Show, and this year was no different. Thankfully, people finally realized that non-fungible tokens are stupid, so this year, companies went all-in on a new trend — … Read more
Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik Mercedes-Benz announced a slew of stuff at CES, from a new AI virtual assistant to musical EV sounds developed with Will.I.Am that change as you drive. CES was also host to the North American debuts of the Concept CLA and the new E-Class, but the only thing that I truly … Read more
Photo: Andy Kalmowitz/Jalopnik VinFast is, by all accounts, not a particularly serious automaker. Sure, many of its cars are genuinely nice-looking machines, but that curb appeal starts to wear off when you actually climb behind the wheel — the vehicles are simply not ready for prime time. Of course, rather than address these faults, VinFast … Read more
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Tuesday embattled Vietnamese car company VinFast brought the Jabbawockeez dance crew onstage to unveil its new pickup truck, the Wild. While that pickup is just a concept for now, VinFast also used its CES presentation to formally announce that its super small, super cute and hopefully … Read more
Photo: VinFast The VinFast VF8 is a bad car, and with a base price of nearly $50,000, you can’t even make the argument that it doesn’t need to be fancy because it’s cheap. Despite that (and all the negative reviews that came from the press launch), VinFast decided to start selling its cars in the … Read more
Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast on Saturday named its founder and biggest financial backer Pham Nhat Vuong as chief executive as it plans an ambitious overseas expansion and ramps up sales via dealerships. Vuong, 55, replaces Le Thi Thu Thuy, who held the post since late 2021, VinFast said in a statement. Thuy, a … Read more
