(4 Aug 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thoothukudi, India – 4 August 2025
1. Mid of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. K. Stalin, along with CEO of VinFast Asia, Pham Sanh Chau inaugurating the new car production plant
2. Mid of sign reading (English): "VINFAST, GRAND OPENING VINFAST MANUFACTURING PLANT"
3. Mid of M. K. Stalin and Pham Sanh Chau on stage
4. Various of newly inaugurated Vinfast manufacturing unit in Thoothukudi, new cars being assembled
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Pham Sanh Chau, CEO of VinFast Asia:
“I think that India is the emerging automobile market, and we see here a lot of potential for Vinfast growth here and that’s why we decided to open, this is the first outside Vietnam manufacturing plant, right? So, we hope that we can turn this plant into an export hub for the region, not only for India domestic consumption but also for the neighboring countries.”
6. Various of the Vinfast assembly line
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Pham Sanh Chau, CEO of VinFast Asia:
“He (M. K. Stalin) invited us to come here and to invest in a big way in all the fields where we are very strong at and in our conversation with him, he promised that he will do all what is necessary for us to move the whole ecosystem here.”
8. Various of the assembly line, workers testing car’s horn
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Hyderabad, India – 29 July 2025
++VIA VIDEO CALL++
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Charith Konda, Energy Specialist at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis:
“So, the electric car story has started just like three, four years ago, I would say post-COVID and 2020s, with new models being launched by Mahindra, newly designed cars which look great on the road, which also are second-generation or third-generation cars with new battery chemistries, with longer range, quicker charging. So, all this is coming to a great exciting story for India as it unfolds for the EV sector."
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Thoothukudi, India – 4 August 2025
10. Various of workers assembling new cars
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Hyderabad, India – 29 July 2025
++VIA VIDEO CALL++
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Charith Konda, Energy Specialist at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis:
“India’s stand is very clear in terms of we do not want to import manufactured cars, right, even when it comes to Tesla, Tesla or Chinese, any other Chinese cars. So, they are taxed heavily and unless taxes are lowered now, unless you have an investment plan in the next five years.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thoothukudi, India – 4 August 2025
12. Tilt down to Vinfast’s first car to be rolled out
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Pham Sanh Chau, CEO of VinFast Asia:
“We decided to select VF-7 first in order to launch in India, which is quite different from the model we launched in the United States, in Canada, in the European Union, or in the Southeast Asian countries. The reason is that we want to position ourselves as the premium automobile maker and a global brand, but the price is very, very reasonable. It’s affordable."
14. Wide of new cars at the assembly line
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Gurugram, India – 29 July 2025
++VIA VIDEO CALL++
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Vivek Gulia, co-founder JMK Research and Analytics:
“Because of the batteries with the charging infrastructure and all, people are not preferring it as a primary car. They are more like it’s a second car for the people for city drives and all."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thoothukudi, India – 4 August 2025
16. Mid of workers inspecting new cars
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Gurugram, India – 29 July 2025
++VIA VIDEO CALL++
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Thoothukudi, India – 4 August 2025
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