Vietnam’s richest man bets US$2bil to sell cars to Americans


Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vingroup JSC, planning a feat even Toyota Motor Corp and Hyundai Motor Co couldn't pull off during their early days - sell a car in the US - Bloomberg

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

Pham Nhat Vuong, the South-East Asian country’s richest man and now in charge of the new automaker, is so intent on exporting electric vehicles to the lucrative American market in 2021 that he’s plowing as much as US$2bil of his own fortune to reach that goal.

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