Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast began operations at a new plant in India, its first overseas factory, on Monday, and said it hopes to source more parts locally and that it had received orders from Sri Lanka,

Vietnamese battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer VinFast Auto officially inaugurated it newly-built assembly plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The facility, in the Sipcot Industrial Park in Thoothukudi, is VinFast’s third vehicle assembly facility to go into operation globally, marking a key milestone in the company’s global expansion.

Vietnam automaker Vinfast plans to manufacture 50,000 electric vehicles annually at an electric vehicle plant in Thoothukudi as part of an investment in India and broader expansion across Asia. (AP vi