Test driving new VinFast vehicle at Cary dealership
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>> SO WE TOOK YOU THOUSANDS
OF MILES AWAY TO VIETNAM TO
SHOW YOU HOW BEEN FAST CARS
REMAIN. NICE. LITTLE TRIP
THERE. WHEN WE WERE THERE, WE
WERE THERE AS WELL. WHEN
LEADERS BROKE GROUND ON THE
COMPANY'S MEGA SITE IN CHATHAM
COUNTY. YOU SEE THEM. THEY'RE
BREAKING GROUND AND NEW
TONIGHT, THE FIRST VINFAST
ELECTRIC VEHICLE IS FOR SALE
LOCALLY IN CARY AND AT THE
FIRST NON VINFAST OWN
DEALERSHIP IN NORTH AMERICA.
SO WE WANTED TO TAKE ONE OF
THE COMPANY'S SUVS OUT FOR A
TEST DRIVE. TELL YOU WHAT WE
THOUGHT ABOUT IT. WRAL'S CHRIS
LOVINGOOD TOOK A TRIP TO THE
LOCAL DEALERSHIP TODAY. CHRIS,
YOU ARE FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON
COMPARING YOUR EXPERIENCE TO
THE MANY GOOD AND BAD REVIEWS
THAT YOU'VE SEEN ONLINE.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I HAD SEEN
REVIEWS REGARDING THE VINFAST
VF 8. SOME ISSUES AND PEOPLE
WERE SAYING ONLINE INCLUDE
RESPONSE TIME WHEN ACCELERATION
GENERAL FEEL THE CAR WHEN
DRIVING IN SOME OF THE KEY
FEATURES, INCLUDING THE TURN
SIGNALS AND ALERTS.
>> ONE PERSON EVEN SAID THE
CAR FLAT OUT SHUT OFF DURING
A DRIVE. NOW, ADMITTEDLY, THERE
WERE NO MAJOR MISHAPS IN THE
SUV WHEN I DROVE IT THIS
AFTERNOON. AND IT FELT LIKE
YOUR BASIC CAR PHOTO JOURNALIST
VINNIE BROKE A FEW SO MYSELF OR
IN THE V F 8 PLUS MODEL.
ACTUALLY, MATT TALHELM DROVE
THAT SAME ONE OVER IN VIETNAM.
BUT IT WASN'T A CONTROLLED
TACK. WE WENT OUT ON THE ROAD
NOW. THIS IS THE ONE THE VF 8.
THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS GOING
TO BE AT THE FACILITY THAT'S
UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE GIVEN
ROUGHLY 3 TO 3 AND A HALF MILE
TEST DRIVE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
THE RIDE WASN'T AS BUMPY AS
SOMEONE MY REVIEWS I'VE SEEN.
IT WAS A LITTLE BUMPY, THOUGH.
THE TURN SIGNAL WAS A LITTLE
OFF. AND WHEN I TRIED TO
ACTIVATE EITHER DIRECTION AND
WASN'T INTO IT AS A TYPICAL CAR
AND SOMETIMES DID JUST DIDN'T
STAY ON. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN
THE VEHICLE ALSO DIDN'T FEEL AS
RESPONSIVE AS SAY, MAYBE A
TESLA WHEN YOU HIT THE
ACCELERATION. BUT REGARDLESS OF
HOW POPULAR OTHER EVS HAVE
BECOME THE GENERAL MANAGER OF
LEAF BEEN FASTING. KERRY THINKS
THE NEW CARS WILL SELL. THE
MOST EXCITING PART IS VINFAST
ACTUALLY SOUGHT US OUT TO BE
THE NUMBER ONE DEALER. I DON'T
THINK WE'LL HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY
SELLING AT ALL.
>> THE STORES THAT ALWAYS
CLOSEST TO THE DO VERY BEING
SUCCESSFUL.
>> NOW AT THE TIME OF FILING
THIS REPORT, LEAF HADN'T SOLD
ONE OF THE NEWEST BEEN FAST
TV'S I PLAN TO CALL IT A CHECK
IN. BUT KEEP IN MIND TODAY WAS
JUST THE FIRST DAY OF BUSINESS.
WE DID SEE PEOPLE PERIODICALLY
COMING BY TO CHECK OUT THE
CARS. NOW ASKED FOR A CLOSER
LOOK AT MY RIGHT IN THE VFA.
PLUS, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON
GETTING THAT ONLINE AT WRAL DOT
COM. YEAH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
PEOPLE AT LEAST WANT TO TEST
DRIVE IT KNOWING THAT IT'S
BUILT RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD.
ALL RIGHT, CHRIS, THANKS SO
MUCH.
>> AND OF COURSE, WRAL'S MATT
TALHELM TRAVEL TO VIETNAM TO
SHOW US HOW THESE CARS COME
TOGETHER. HE ALSO COVERED THE
GROWTH IN CHATHAM COUNTY WITH
COMPANIES LIKE BEEN FAST AND
WILL SPEED SETTING UP SHOP.
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