Less than ten years after its creation, the Vietnamese automotive group VinFast is setting its sights on the African electric vehicle market. Its VF8 and VF e34 models, which are very popular in South-East Asia, will soon be sold in Accra, Ghana.
Ghana is pursuing its economic development in every possible way. After preliminary work on the Ewoyaa mining site to exploit the lithium that is essential for battery manufacture, the country is embarking on the large-scale import and marketing of electromobility devices.
Electric cars, scooters, bicycles and buses manufactured by the Vietnamese manufacturer VinFast (a subsidiary of Vingroup) will be distributed in Accra and other West African cities at a later date. The commercial partnership has just been signed with the Ghanaian industrial conglomerate Jospong. It operates mainly in the automotive sector, but also in finance, waste management and information and communication technologies (ICT).
According to CEO Joseph Agyepong, Jospong’s other mission will be to install recharging infrastructure (charging points and stations) in the main thoroughfares of the Ghanaian capital over the coming months. The initiative should be well received by the middle-class population, which is beginning to become aware of the air pollution caused by fossil fuels such as petrol and diesel.
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“VinFast is committed to building a sustainable future in West African countries by providing a complete ecosystem for travel with flexible sales with the aim of ensuring everyone participates in the clean transport revolution,” explains Trân Viêt Anh, the deputy director of VinFast, which has been headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam, since its inception in 2017.
Benoit-Ivan Wansi
