Vietnam’s biggest industrial conglomerate quits smartphones and TV biz, bets on electric cars

Vietnam's largest industry conglomerate, Vingroup, has announced it will no longer develop televisions and smartphones under its VinSmart brand and instead redirect resources toward its electric vehicle unit, VinFast. “This is a strategic step to bring VinFast towards its goal of becoming one of the smartest and most …

[Inventor of the Marmite Laser]

They should have had at least one go at ICE - specifically diesel - cars.

They could have called it........

VinDiesel

Coat please.

[IGotOut]

Or IP enabled beach gear and called it

VintSurf.

Vint Cerf... Get it?

Coat please.

[Pascal Monett]

Vingroup, VinSmart

You'll excuse me if anything with the name "Smart" in it gives me a serious case of the hives.

I have no problem leaving that group to Vietnam. They can deal with it.

[A. Coatsworth]

Work VinFast, not VinSmart

... wait, that's how the saying goes?

[RobThBay]

VinFast, sounds like a Fast & Furious title. Followed by:

VinFaster, VinFurious, VinFaster & Furiouser...