India, Sept. 27 -- VinFast promised India speed - and it's delivered. In record time, the Vietnamese EV maker has fired up a brand-new plant in Tamil Nadu, rolled out its first models, and unveiled an ownership package aimed squarely at winning over one of the world's most competitive markets.

From Vision to Reality India is the first country outside Vietnam where VinFast has set up manufacturing, underlining how seriously the company views this market. Spread across 400 acres in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, the new facility represents an investment in both scale and speed. At launch, the plant can produce 50,000 vehicles annually, with scope to ramp up to 150,000 units. Once fully operational, it will employ between 3,000 and 3,500 people d...