Vietnam's EV push fails to bring automakers aboard as sales falter

VinFast's lackluster performance discourages foreign rivals from entering market

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VinFast, Vietnam's sole homegrown manufacturer of electric vehicles, sold about 2,200 units of EVs in its own country in the first eight months of this year. © Reuters

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- Despite Vietnam's ambitious plans to expand its electric vehicle market with tax incentives, overseas automakers remain reluctant to make forays in light of the struggles by domestic peer VinFast.

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