US President Biden praised the VinFast project in North Carolina as a meaningful investment
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DNHN - "We manufacture electric vehicles in North Carolina. The President of the United States, Joe Biden, praised VinFast's electric car factory project, stating, "This is a truly worthwhile investment."
The White House has just posted information about President Biden's program encouraging investment in the United States, including numerous evaluations of projects in North Carolina, where the Vietnamese electric car manufacturer has its factory. Nam - VinFast.

President Biden was pleased with two upcoming major projects in Chatham County, including the VinFast electric car factory, when discussing North Carolina's role in the US manufacturing industry.
"We manufacture chips for electric vehicles in North Carolina, United States." These battery-powered vehicles are an essential source of ore produced in North Carolina. We manufacture electric vehicles in North Carolina. This is a truly worthwhile investment, said Vice President Biden.
This is not the first time the forty-sixth president of the United States has discussed VinFast's factory project. Mr. Biden congratulated VinFast on his page in early 2022 when the company announced it would construct an electric vehicle and battery factory in North Carolina. Later, this information was also published on the White House's official website, garnering widespread attention from not only the American people but also the international community.
VinFast's factory is located in the Triangle Innovation Point industrial park in Chatham County, with an area of approximately 800 hectares and two main areas: manufacturing and assembly of electric cars and electric buses, and supporting business industrial parks. supplier.
The factory is anticipated to have an annual production capacity of 150,000 vehicles, with an emphasis on electric cars, electric buses, and supporting industries. When the factory is operational, it will generate an ecosystem of suppliers and thousands of local jobs, thereby generating direct and indirect economic benefits.

In addition to constructing a factory in the United States, VinFast is expanding its brand identity in the most competitive market in the world through the VinFast Store system. VinFast Stores are located in prime locations, as determined by Vietnamese automobile manufacturers, to provide users with the greatest convenience.
The first VinFast products have also reached American consumers. Specifically, on March 2, 2023, VinFast officially delivered the first 45 VF 8 units to users in this market. This batch of 999 automobiles arrived in the United States in December of last year. These VF 8s have received a great deal of positive feedback from users due to their attractive designs, intelligent safety features, and affordable prices.
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