Vietnam automaker VinFast unveils $164k SUV to burnish brand

Luxury model goes on sale same month government slashes economic growth target

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VinFast plans to produce just 500 of the luxury President SUVs. (Photos courtesy of VinFast)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- VinFast, the automaker founded by Vietnam's richest man, has unveiled an SUV for his well-to-do compatriots. Priced at $164,000, the luxury VinFast President went on sale Monday and will have a production run of just 500 vehicles, because it is "exclusively for the Vietnamese market," according to a statement from the company.

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