Electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto Ltd. said it plans to begin selling two made-in-India cars in the South Asian country later this year, marking the Vietnamese carmaker’s debut in the world’s third-biggest car market.

Its first offering in India, the VF7 is a large, luxurious, five-seater SUV with power rivalling that of German EVs

The company, which is investing USD 500 million to set up its manufacturing plant at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, expects completion of the facility in the second half of 2025 after which it will launch the products.

VinFast unveiled its VF6 and VF7 SUVs at the Bharat Mobility Global Show 2025 in New Delhi, as it hopes to draw buyers to its EVs and contribute to India’s goals of eliminating carbon emissions on a net basis,

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By Nandan Mandayam and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast will enter the Indian market with two premium electric SUVs, taking on homegrown rival Mahindra & Mahindra and China's BYD,