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VinFast ships first EVs to the U.S.

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Vinfast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy poses for photos in November during the loading of VinFast's VF8 electric vehicles for shipment for export at a port in Haiphong, Vietnam. (BLOOMBERG/Bloomberg)
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November 26, 2022 03:40 PM

HAI PHONG, Vietnam – Vietnamese EV maker VinFast said on Friday it had shipped its first batch of 999 cars to the United States, capping a five-year bid to develop an auto production hub in the Southeast Asian country for North American and European markets.

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