VinFast Launches First EV Manufacturing Plant in Tamil Nadu

Quick Summary:

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated Vietnamese EV maker VinFast’s first manufacturing plant in India on August 4, 2025, located in thoothukudi.
• The plant spans 408 acres within the SIPCOT industrial complex and is part of a ₹16,000-crore investment pact made during last year’s Global Investors Meet.
• Construction of the facility was completed within 17 months of the signing of the MoU.
• Initial production capacity is set at 50,000 vehicles annually, with potential growth to manufacture up to 1,50,000 vehicles per year in the future.
• Over 3,500 direct jobs are expected to be created over five years; hundreds of local youth have already been employed under Tamil Nadu’s ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ initiative.
• Chief Minister Stalin emphasized Tamil Nadu’s emergence as an automotive hub and invited VinFast’s parent company Vingroup to invest further in sectors like education and real estate.
• Ministers T.R.B. Rajaa and Geetha Jeevan were among prominent attendees at the event.

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1. VinFast Plant Image: https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tamil-nadu/g919h9/article69892591.ece/alternates/FREE1200/VINFAST.jpeg
2. VF7 Model Rollout: https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tamil-nadu/yirp3a/article69892759.ece/alternates/FREE1200/VinFast%202.jpeg
3. Plant Inauguration Ceremony: https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/tamil-nadu/x0uwsi/article69892833.ece/alternates/FREE1200/CM%20VinFast.jpeg