Who owns VinFast?
VinFast is owned by VinFast Auto (Vietnam, NASDAQ: VFS).[1]
Evidence: VinFast Auto Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-30, SEC EDGAR, 30 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- VinFast Auto Ltd. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam, Hai Phong
- Origin
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam, Hai Phong
- Founded
- 2017
- Category
- Automotive › Cars › Electric vehicles
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: VFS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About VinFast
VinFast is the Vietnamese car and scooter marque of VinFast Auto, whose operations began in June 2017. It built its first electric scooter, the Klara, in 2018 and opened its car plant in 2019 with combustion-engine models before ending them in 2022. The electric range is sold under the VF name for private buyers and the Green name for fleet and commercial use.
Ownership timeline of VinFast
- Current owner VinFast Auto [1] verified
Where VinFast sits in VinFast Auto
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in automotive.
Also in automotive
Other brands in electric vehicles, and who owns them
The 23 brands in electric vehicles on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is NIO, with 3; VinFast Auto has 2.
About the owner: VinFast Auto
VinFast Auto is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hai Phong, Vietnam, founded in 2015. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: VFS.
VinFast Auto is a Vietnamese electric vehicle maker, incorporated in Singapore in January 2015 and operating in Vietnam since June 2017, with its principal offices in Hai Phong. It stopped producing combustion-engine cars in 2022 and sells EVs in Vietnam, parts of Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East. Vingroup, VIG and Asian Star hold 50.7, 32.9 and 14.3 per cent of it, and each is majority owned by its chief executive Pham Nhat Vuong.
VinFast Auto: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇻🇳 VinFast and other Vietnamese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 55 brands that began in Vietnam. 12 of them (22%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; VinFast is not one of them.
- 333 — ThaiBev 🇹🇭
- ARTA by PNJ — PNJ 🇻🇳
- Ba Vì — IDP 🇻🇳
- Bamboo Airways — Bamboo Airways 🇻🇳
- Bia Hà Nội — HABECO 🇻🇳
- CGV Vietnam — CJ CGV 🇰🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of VinFast?
The parent company of VinFast is VinFast Auto, a publicly listed company headquartered in Vietnam.
Is VinFast Vietnamese?
Yes. VinFast originated in Vietnam in 2017 and its owner, VinFast Auto, is also headquartered in Vietnam.
Is VinFast still owned by VinFast Auto?
Yes. As of 7 October 2026, VinFast is still owned by VinFast Auto. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] VinFast Auto Ltd. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-30 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 30 April 2026; retrieved 7 October 2026.
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