EV, Battery Assembly Plant to Create 7,500 Jobs in Carolina
RALEIGH, NC—VinFast, a Vietnamese manufacturer of electric vehicles, has chosen North Carolina for its first North American automotive and battery assembly plant, which will create 7,500 jobs. The manufacturing plant will be built at the Triangle Innovation Point megasite in Chatham County.
The $2 billion project will be North Carolina’s first automotive assembly plant, and it’s the largest economic development announcement in state history.