Vietnam's VinFast delays US electric car plant, trims delivery forecast

Vietnam's VinFast delays US electric car plant, trims delivery forecast

Attendees take photos of a VinFast VF Wild electric concept pickup truck at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus

Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast is delaying the launch of its planned $4 billion factory in North Carolina to 2028 and cutting its delivery forecast for this year by 20,000 units amid uncertainties in the global EV market.