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North Carolina sues over missed milestones tied to VinFast incentive deal

• North Carolina filed suit after offering VinFast a US$1.2 billion package, which the company called the largest incentive deal in the state’s history 1.
• The project first called for up to US$2 billion in phase one to build a factory with capacity for 150,000 vehicles a year 2.
• VinFast first said production would begin sooner, then said in March that a smaller plant would open in 2028 2.

Delays raise questions about sales and factory plans

• The site was meant to be VinFast’s main manufacturing hub in North America, which the company said would make regional production simpler 3.
• The delays come as VinFast has struggled to win over U.S. buyers, with fewer than 1,000 cars sold in North America last year 4.
• VinFast sold fewer than 35,000 vehicles worldwide last year, mostly in Vietnam, while its factory there can build 300,000 a year and the company posted a US$2.4 billion net loss 4.