Vietnam Vingroup’s ambition to take on Tesla hits bumpy road

HANOI — Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup has made a big bet on the global shift to electric vehicles. But its EV business has struggled to take off, bogged down by a domestic market slow to embrace electrification and a troubled rollout in the U.S. market.

VinFast, the group’s EV arm, boasts a cutting-edge production facility on Cat Hai Island in the port city of Haiphong.

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