VinFast's losses widen ahead of U.S. IPO push
. VinFast is forecasting sales to reach 45,000 to 50,000 this year and has said it may produce electric pickups, a mini car and other models, subject to market demand.
Vuong’s propping up of VinFast has been costly. Parent company Vingroup JSC and its affiliates and external lenders have deployed around $9.3 billion to fund the EV maker between 2017 and the end of March, according to the filing. The company’s first-quarter result compares to a 9.7 trillion dong net loss in the year-earlier period. Last month, Vuong said VinFast could be profitable after 2025 if operations are “smooth” and that the company could break even by the end of next year.
The manufacturer also appears to have moved away from a time frame for production at its mooted factory in North Carolina. In March, VinFast indicated production at the as-yet-unbuilt facility wouldn’t start until 2025. It’s removed that time reference in the latest filing, saying only that pre-construction work on the plant started in the third quarter of last year. The factory is expected to have initial capacity for 150,000 vehicles a year, then ramp up to around 250,000 vehicles a year. The company doesn’t say when it expects to reach those capacity levels.
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