Indonesian President visits Vinfast factory, says conditions are ready for car plant
Vinfast: On Saturday, Vietnamese automaker VinFast's plant was visited by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He promised to set up the requirements so that a global corporation would quickly invest and establish a plant in Indonesia.
On Saturday, Vietnamese automaker VinFast's plant was visited by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He promised to set up the requirements so that a global corporation would quickly invest and establish a plant in Indonesia. Before ending his three-day trip to Vietnam, Widodo drove a Vinfast electric vehicle and visited a large plant located in Haiphong, a port city in northern Vietnam.
The Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer has announced plans to invest US$1.2 billion in Indonesia and construct a factory capable of producing 50,000 vehicles annually. The founder of VinFast, Green SM, an EV taxi company, also revealed intentions to invest US$900 million in Indonesia.
Earlier, Vinfast had signed an agreement with Indonesian technology company PT Go To Gojek Tokopedia Tabak, which owns Gojek Transportation Services, to help their taxi service transition to electric vehicles.