EV startup VinFast plans to build $2B plant in U.S.

Vinfast had a major presence at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show. (BLOOMBERG)

March 29, 2022 09:57 PM

Vietnamese automaker VinFast will build an electric vehicle assembly plant and a battery manufacturing facility in Chatham County, North Carolina with an initial $2 billion investment.

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