The company’s US HQ will be located in the Playa Vista, an area that is home to several other tech firms, and have built-up area of over 15,000 square feet with room for further expansion. The decision to set up base there is due to the USD20.5 million tax credit awarded by the Californian government, building on VinFast’s investment of more than USD200 million in its initial phase that will see the creation of 1,000 new jobs statewide.
Elsewhere, the VF e35 gets black body cladding, a gently sloping roofline and the taillights are also linked by a light bar that mimics the shape of what you see at the front. As for the interior, the SUV takes a page out of Tesla’s playbook by incorporating a large 15.4-inch infotainment screen, with no instrument cluster in sight.
There’s still the trademark VinFast grille at the front, with the shape being duplicated at the rear for the taillight/light bar combo. Other highlights include pinched C-pillars that create a “floating roof” look, and the cladding is body-coloured instead. The VF e36’s interior follows in its sibling’s footsteps, so there’s the same-sized infotainment screen on the dash.