(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 1,000 Vinfast smart electric cars were exported to the US on Friday at a ceremony at MPC Port, Hai Phong city, marking the first time made-in-Vietnam cars have entered a foreign market.
 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ceremony. (Photo: VOV)
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 The event marks a milestone for Vietnamese automobile industry. (Photo: VOV)
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This is the first batch of VF8 Vinfast cars to be exported out of 65,000 orders of VF8 and VF9 models. The cars, carried by a Panamanian ship called the Silver Queen, are scheduled to arrive at California 20 days after leaving Hai Phong, and will be delivered to their buyers in December.
Vinfast will deliver batches of VF8 cars to Canadian and European customers in 2023.