VinFast set to shake up PH motorcycle market with electric rides
HANOI, Vietnam– Earlier this year, VinFast was hell-bent on expanding its electric presence in the Asian region by announcing its international business strategy for electric scooters, identifying five initial key markets, namely: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia.
It forms part of the company’s global expansion strategy and the continued development of its comprehensive green mobility ecosystem as the said countries, particularly the Philippines, are distinguished “by strong urban mobility demand, favorable demographic dynamics, and an increasingly pronounced shift toward sustainable transportation solutions.”
This week, this plan inches closer to reality.
VinFast brought about 50 delegates from the Philippines, consisting of the local motoring media, key opinion leaders, vloggers and influencers to Vietnam for them to personally experience the electric motorcycles themselves, witness the company’s expansive plant, as well as its local operations and the actual ecosystem.
“This trip matters to us. This is an opportunity for all of us to better understand how an electric mobility ecosystem is being delivered and operated at scale,” said VinFast Philippines electric motorcycles chief executive officer, Niño Fabros.
For him, over the next few days, they hope the delegates get to better understand Vinfast’s long-term commitment for electric mobility in the region.
“We hope this journey will give you a closer look, not only our products, but also the vision and ecosystem behind Vinfast electric mobility journey.”
Fabros further explained that in the Philippines motorcycles are more than transportation.
“And over the past year, we’ve seen our rising fuel prices put more pressure on ordinary consumers. For many riders, every increase in fuel prices immediately affects their daily budget and their livelihood. This is one of the reasons why we believe electric mobility matters now more than ever.”
According to him, what personally inspired him about Vinfast is that this company is not approaching electric vehicles as a luxury trend.
“Instead, Vinfast is trying to make electric mobility, practical, accessible, for everyday people, where two-wheelers are part of our daily life,” he added.
Visits to dealership, manufacturing plant
Media guests were made to visit a 3S motorcycle dealership (sales, service and spare parts) in downtown Hanoi. The latest data shows that each dealership gets to sell 400 to 500 units per month; as well as there are about 400 VinFast e-scooter dealerships in Hanoi alone.
The dealership offers free battery-swapping technology. The system uses 1.5 kWh LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries. Swapping models (Evo, Feliz II, Viper) feature dual battery compartments, offering up to 165-km range under standard conditions. By 2025, VinFast reached 50,000 of these battery-swapping stations in Vietnam, which they plan to expand to 150,000 across all Vietnamese provinces by 2028.
Also in the itinerary was a visit to Vinfast’s Hai Phong manufacturing plant, located in the Cat Hai Industrial Zone. The 335-hectare plant produces electric cars, scooters, and buses. The hub includes a press shop, paint shop, and assembly shop. The facility can produce a combined 3.2 million scooter units in one year.
In a manufacturing plant for vehicles, meantime, they employ about 3,000 workers and 800 robots, which can churn out 50 vehicles per hour. In 2025, VinFast sold 406,453 e-scooters, officially securing the leading market share position in the country’s scooter segment, with a portfolio of more than 10 models, spanning multiple segments.
