VinFast expands EVs to Indonesia with thumbs up from Jokowi

Vietnamese carmaker's factory, ride-hail plans offer ASEAN foothold

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Indonesia's Joko Widodo toured VinFast's factory in Hai Phong, as the EV producer prepares to expand beyond Vietnam and sell cars all over Southeast Asia. (Vingroup)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Indonesia's president slipped into a white VinFast on the weekend, giving the Vietnamese electric vehicle producer its boldest stamp of approval yet to expand to Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

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