Acko Drive Best Of Show At Auto Expo 2025: VinFast Wins New Brand Debut Honour

VinFast, a Vietnamese carmaker has finally made its debut in India, and for that, it won the New Brand Debut Honour at the Acko Drive Best Of Show At Auto Expo 2025. Previously the award was bagged by the likes of Triumph India, Kia India, MG Motor India, and more. Acko Drive’s editor-in-chief, Siddharth Vinayak Patankar, has been key in organising the awards where we recognise the best candidates at the Auto Expos. Alongside him, the jury included eminent names like Yogendra Pratap, Renuka Kirpalani, Hani Musthafa and members of the Acko Drive team. 

The brand not only came to India, it also brought along a lot of products, including SUVs, electric scooters and a concept pick-up truck. VinFast announced that it will be launching two new models in India, the VF6 and VF7 this year. It also plans to bring more cars, e-scooters and buses in India. VinFast will also offer a battery-as-a-service subscription model and invest in charging stations across the country to improve the infrastructure. 

VinFast says it is not in India just for selling cars, rather it wants to establish itself as a key player.  While it says the prices of its cars will be competitive, it wants to focus on bringing quality products and services to the Indian market. 

The VF7 will be the first model to launch in India, around April or May 2025. The VF7 will be a premium offering from the brand. It comes with a 75.3 kWh battery pack with a range of up to 450 km on a full charge. Globally it has two variants but it remains to be seen which one will come to India. The lower-spec Eco variant gets a single-motor setup with 201 bhp and 310 Nm, while the higher-spec Plus variant has a dual-motor setup with 348 bhp and 500 Nm. Both get features like ADAS, up to 15-inch touchscreen, a panoramic glass roof and more. 

The second model to launch will be VF6, which is expected to launch before the festive season. The VF6 gets a slightly smaller battery, a 59.6 kWh unit, which has a range of up to 399 km on a full charge. It also has Eco and Plus variants with both getting a single-motor setup. The former makes 174 bhp and 250 Nm, while the latter makes 201 bhp and 310 Nm. Both also get ADAS, a 12.9-inch touchscreen, and a panoramic glass roof. 

VinFast set up its factory in India at Thootukudi, Tamil Nadu across a 400-acre plot. It aims to employ 3,500 local workers. It will invest $500 million (roughly ₹4,321 crore) over the course of the next five years and produce 1.5 lakh units annually.