Vietnam’s richest man bets $2 billion to sell cars globally

By:

NGUYEN KIEU GIANG and K. OANH HA

By:

Bloomberg

December 11, 2019 09:46 AM

HANOI -- The billionaire behind six-month-old Vietnamese auto startup VinFast plans a feat even Toyota and Hyundai couldn’t pull off during their early days: sell a car in the U.S.

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