Vingroup loses $1bn in manufacturing on poor sales of gasoline cars

Vietnamese company makes big investments in shift to EVs

20220208N Vingroup auto plant REUTERS

Vingroup's automotive plant in the northern Vietnamese city of Haiphong operated far below capacity during 2021. © Reuters

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

HANOI -- Top Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup suffered a pretax loss of roughly 23.9 trillion dong ($1.05 billion) at its manufacturing segment last year due to sluggish sales of gasoline-powered cars at home and growing investments in the emerging electric vehicle business.

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