On July 28, VinFast officially broke ground at its electric vehicle manufacturing site, located in Chatham County, North Carolina, near Raleigh, the state capital. The groundbreaking ceremony, at the site of the future factory, marked a significant milestone toward VinFast’s global expansion and the development of the company’s supply chain in North America.
Photos: VinFast Breaks Ground for EV Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina
On July 28, 2023, VinFast officially broke ground at its electric vehicle manufacturing site, located in Chatham County, North Carolina, near Raleigh, the state capital. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is pictured in the middle. To his right is Madame Thuy, CEO of VinFast.
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Nguyen Quoc Dung, Vietnam's Ambassador to the U.S spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony, which took place at the site of the future factory.
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Madame Thuy is the chief executive of VinFast and vice-chairwoman of the VinGroup conglomerate which is its parent company.
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AF Editor Mike Antich posed with Madame Thuy at the conclusion of the groundbreaking ceremony.
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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said VinFast's U.S. factory project is the first electric vehicle manufacturing facility in North Carolina, as well as the largest economic development initiative in the state’s history.
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In 2022, VinFast bought 1,765 acres of land in Chatham County, NC, for approximately $44 million to build its forthcoming EV manufacturing facility.
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As inspiration for the new project, VinFast adopted the slogan Boundless Together.
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Artist rendeering of exterior of the VinFast assembly plant
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A church scheduled for demolition to make way for VinFast’s new $4 billion EV plant in Moncure, Chatham County, was saved after VinFast announced in a goodwill gesture that it intends to donate up to three acres of property on the VinFast project site to the Merry Oaks Baptist Church to help them save the church from demolition.
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Madame Thuy (in foreground) and Ambassdor Nguyen Quoc Dung listen to the presentation given by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.
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Present at the groundbreaking ceremony was Madame Duong Thi Hoan, deputy CEO of VinGroup, the parent company of VinFast,
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Photo of AF Editor Mike Antich with Huong Pham, depurty director of communications for VinGroup (middle), and Duong Thi Hoan, deputy CEO of VinGroup, the parent company of VinFast,
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AF Editor Mike Anich posing for photo with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper.
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Artist rendeering of exterior of the VinFast assembly plant
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Artist rendeering of exterior of the VinFast assembly plant secheduled by be compled by mid-2025.
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Artist rendeering of exterior of the VinFast assembly plant.
Photo of Artist Rendering: Mike Antich