If Vietnam’s first automaker, Vinfast, is serious about contending in

the global auto market, it’s initial car designs don’t indicate that it is very serious about making a splash with design.

The company intends to show two vehicles at next month’s Paris Motor Show, a sedan and crossover. Both vehicles were designed by Italian design house Pininfarina, which worked with VinFast.

“The strong distinguishable design, enhanced by elegant lines and refined details, gives our cars several distinctive _____ (1),” said David Lyon, VinFast’s design director in a statement. “First and foremost, these emanate around the V ____ (2) in the grille which references the country of Vietnam, _____ (3) the Vingroup and VinFast brands. In conjunction with Pininfarina, we have carefully sculptured each body line to express the natural beauty of Vietnam and the warm-hearted and dynamic _____ (4) of its people through a modern and world-class design language.”

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