VinFast leads EV brands in ASEAN as gas-powered car sales stutter

Japan giants cede road to Chinese makers, but Vietnamese brand leads from home

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VinFast electric cars on display in a showroom in Hanoi. The Vietnamese maker is the leading EV brand in Southeast Asia, though mostly through sales at home.  © AP

LIEN HOANG

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Sales of electric vehicles are up and those for internal combustion engine cars are down in Southeast Asia, though not all countries are electrifying at the same pace.

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