HANOI, VIETNAM — Senior leaders from VinFast and VinGroup were honoured to host representatives of the Canadian Federal and Provincial Governments in Hanoi to explore opportunities for deeper commercial collaboration, investment and long-term growth between Canada and Vietnam.
Held at VinFast’s offices in Hanoi, the meeting brought together members of VinFast and VinGroup leadership with delegates from the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam and representatives from the trade and investment offices of Ontario, British Columbia, Québec and Saskatchewan. The meeting further reflects Canada’s continued interest in strengthening economic ties with Vietnam and supporting investment, trade and commercial partnerships across multiple sectors.
During the meetings both VinFast and VinGroup representatives provided an overview of the company’s global operations and confirmed a strong interest in further growth and development in key markets such as Canada.
With Dealerships in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver and having launched the highly successful VF 8 and VF 9 electric vehicles VinFast has established a presence in Canada that provides a foundation for continued growth and future potential cooperation.
“Canada and Vietnam have an opportunity to build on a strong and growing commercial relationship through partnerships that take a long-term view,” said Brian Finnerty, CEO of VinFast North America, “The meeting provided a valuable opportunity to better understand VinGroup and VinFast’s global growth plans and for the Canadian delegates to discuss opportunities for further growth in the Canadian market.”
Both sides look forward to continuing the dialogue through future meetings to explore opportunities for deeper commercial cooperation between VinFast, VinGroup and Canadian Federal and Provincial partners.
Representatives participating in the engagement included:
- Emilie Carrier, Counsellor, Embassy of Canada to Vietnam
- Long Wu, First Secretary, Embassy of Canada to Vietnam
- Dinh Cong Thanh, Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to Vietnam
- Chelsea Peet, Head of Office and Senior Economic Officer, Ontario Trade and Investment Office in Southeast Asia, High Commission of Canada in Singapore
- John Thomas, Director, Invest Ontario
- Lisa Qiu, Senior Commercial Officer, British Columbia Office at the High Commission of Canada in Singapore
- Johnny Tan, Director, Foreign Direct Investment, Asia-Pacific, Investissement Québec
- Ha Nguyen, Consul and Managing Director, Saskatchewan Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City
The meeting marks another step in strengthening commercial relationships between Canadian jurisdictions and leading Vietnamese companies, with both sides committed to maintaining an open dialogue and exploring opportunities for future collaboration, investment and long-term growth.
About Vingroup
Established in 1993, Vingroup is one of the leading private conglomerates in the region. and currently focuses on three main areas: Technology and Industry, Services, and Social Enterprise. Find out more at: www.vingroup.net
About VinFast
VinFast (NASDAQ: VFS), a subsidiary of Vingroup JSC, one of Vietnam’s largest conglomerates, is a pure-play electric vehicle (“EV”) company with the mission of making EVs accessible to everyone. VinFast’s product lineup today includes a wide range of electric cars, e-scooters, e-bikes and e-buses.
VinFast is embarking on its next growth phase by rapidly scaling its distribution and franchised dealership network globally while expanding its global manufacturing footprint across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Learn more at: https://vinfastauto.ca/
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