VinFast chair to give $1bn to Vietnam EV maker amid U.S. IPO aims

Founder with $4bn fortune bets on market that rival says only 10 brands will survive

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Vietnam's VinFast is pouring billions into the fiercely competitive electric vehicle business, which Chinese rival Xpeng says carmakers can't survive without global sales. (Photo by Lien Hoang)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Electric vehicle producer VinFast is set to receive $1 billion from Vietnam's richest man, whose wealth Forbes estimates at $4.2 billion.

The "nonrefundable grant" from Pham Nhat Vuong, founder and chairman of VinFast parent Vingroup, was announced by the conglomerate late on Wednesday, and would add to Vingroup's plans to give its EV division $500 million and a possible $1 billion loan.

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