Vietnam’s VinFast began production at a $500 million electric vehicle plant in southern India’s Tamil Nadu state on Monday, part of a planned $2 billion investment in India and a broader expansion across Asia.

By Praveen Paramasivam and Chandini Monnappa THOOTHUKUDI, India (Reuters) -Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast is in talks with several component manufacturers as it looks to source more from India,

VinFast today began commercial operations at its first plant in India, also its first overseas factory. With this, the company now produces electric cars at