VinFast car dealership opens Thursday in Cary
INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT
IDENTIFIED THAT PERSON BECAUSE
THEY'RE TRYING TO NOTIFY NEXT
OF KIN ACTUALLY, OK, CHRIS,
THANK YOU. STARTING TOMORROW,
YOU CAN PURCHASE A VINFAST
VEHICLE RIGHT HERE IN THE
TRIANGLE.
>> IT'S NOT JUST A FIRST FOR
OUR AREA. IT'S ALSO THE VERY
FIRST ON THE EAST COAST.
LEITH AUTOMOTIVE, NEW VINFAST
DEALERSHIP IN CARRY ON AUTO
PARK BOULEVARD WILL BE OPEN
FOR BUSINESS. WRAL'S MONICA
CASEY SPOKE WITH THE CEO ABOUT
WHY THEY WANTED TO BRING THESE
CARS TO CARRY AND GOT A SNEAK
PEEK AT WHAT'S ON THE LOT.
>> THIS DEALERSHIP IS NOT ONLY
THE FIRST ON THE EAST COAST
TO SELVIN FAST VEHICLES.
IT'S THE FIRST NON FACTORY OWN
DEALERSHIP IN THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY WITH NEWS OF THE MAJOR
VINFAST MANUFACTURING PLANT IN
CHATHAM COUNTY. DANNY WILLIAMS
WITH LEASE AUTOMOTIVES JUMPED
ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO THE
TRIANGLE.
>> WE WERE REALLY EXCITED WHEN
WE HEARD THEY WERE BUILDING THE
PLANT HERE. I MEAN, THAT'S A
BIG FIRST FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
THEY'VE TRIED TO GET ALL THE
MOTIVE PLANT FOREVER THAT WE WE
JUST WERE THAT CLOSE TO THE
PLANT. WE FIGURED WE WANTED TO
BE THE FIRST DEALERSHIP TO HAVE
THAT PLANT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE 150,000 VEHICLES EACH
YEAR WHEN IT'S COMPLETED IN
2025. HERE IN CARRIE LEE
THOUGHT A MOTIVE HAS 2 MODELS
OF THE V F 8 AND ECO MODEL AND
PLUS MODEL. IT'S A 5 PASSENGER
CARS STARTING AT $46,000 NEXT
QUARTER WILL BE GETTING THE VS
9, WHICH IS A 7 PASSENGER
VEHICLE AND SOON AFTER THEY GET
THE F 7 CE, SHE'S OPERATING.
OFFICER DANNY WILLIAMS TELLS
ME ELECTRIC VEHICLES CAN WORK
FOR CERTAIN LIFESTYLES. YOU
KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE BEEN IN THE
GAS BUSINESS FOR A LONG TIME.
MOST ALL OF OUR FRANCHISE US
NOW HAVE SOME SORT OF EV AND
THE GREAT FOR CERTAIN PEOPLE,
YOU KNOW, CERTAIN PEOPLE STILL
NEED WE'VE GOT A FARM AND
HORSES. I CAN'T SEE, YOU KNOW,
HOOKING A HORSE TRAILER UP THE
WASTE 30,000 POUNDS UNTIL IT
WITH AN EV. NOT YET, BUT IT'S
COMING PROBABLY
>> THE EMPLOYEES ARE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES INSIDE IN
THE SHOWROOM. RIGHT NOW.
THE DEALERSHIP STARTS SELLING
THESE CARS TOMORROW. THEY WILL
ALSO OFFER MAINTENANCE REPAIRS