Native of Vietnam boosts car company planning NC plant
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THE WRAL APP ON YOUR TV OR
STREAMING DEVICE.
>> WRAL IS NOW IN VIETNAM.
OUR CREW ARRIVED IN THE SCENIC
NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY
AFTER NEARLY A FULL DAY OF
TRAVEL. THEY'RE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING TRADITIONAL
VIETNAMESE CULTURE FROM DANCING
TO CRAFT. MAKE IT.
BUT IT'S THE FUTURE OF THE
ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURING
HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THAT
TAKES US HALFWAY AROUND THE
WORLD ONLY ON WRAL. MATT
TALHELM SHOWS US THE JOURNEY
TO VINFAST IN VIETNAM.
>> AND INTRODUCES US TO ONE OF
THE FIRST BUYERS OF THE BRAND'S
ELECTRIC SUV.
THE CHILD. HELLO FROM HA LONG
BAY, VIETNAM. WE'RE ON THE BOAT
HERE IN THE BAY WITH BEEN FAST
LEADERSHIP TEAM. THEY'RE TAKING
THIS OUT INTO THIS MESS.
GO WORLD HERITAGE SITE WITH
1600 OF THESE ISLANDS AND
ISLETS THE LIMESTONE TOWERS
JUST JUTTING OUT OF THE BAY
HERE. THIS IS PART OF THE
HISTORY OF VIETNAM. THEN FAST
HOPES TO BE PART OF THIS
>> IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST A
FEW TO TRAVEL HALFWAY AROUND
THE WORLD. WE ARRIVED AT SAN
FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
MONDAY EVENING, READY TO BOARD
OUR VIETNAM AIRLINES FLIGHT
AND FIGURE OUT THE TIME CHANGES
OR FLIGHT DEPARTING HERE IN SAN
FRANCISCO AT 1 O'CLOCK IN THE
MORNING, CALIFORNIA TIME.
THAT'S 3 HOURS BEHIND RALEIGH.
BUT BY THE TIME WE WENT TO
VIETNAM WILL ACTUALLY BE 11
HOURS AHEAD OF THE WE FLEW OVER
THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE
LEAVING BEHIND THE DAYLIGHT
HORIZON OVER THE PACIFIC INTO
DARKNESS OF A NEW DAY AFTER
15 HOURS IN THE AIR, WE STARTED
OUR DESCENT OVER THE ISLANDS
AND ISLETS JUTTING OUT OF THE
BAY INTO A REIGNING HOW LONG?
>> AND OUR LONG BUS RIDE
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TO LIMIT
AS TO A DOCK FOR THE BOAT RIDE
TO BEEN PEARLS ISLAND RESORT.
IT'S OWNED BY THE CONGLOMERATE
THAT ALSO RUNS A BEEN FAST.
I HELP OUT IN PIERRE BEEN GOOD
BUT NOT BEEN FAST. 10 TRUE IS
JOINING THE TRIP AS AN EARLY
BUYER OF INVESTS ELECTRIC SUVS
SAY NO, NO I WANT TO GO BACK.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT AN
INVESTMENT TO HE'S ORDERED 65
OF THE VFA. 10 BF 9 SUVS FOR
THE CAR RENTAL COMPANIES HE
OWNS IN CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE
THE MODELS VINFAST PLANS TO
PRODUCE AT ITS FUTURE FACILITY
IN CHATHAM COUNTY. AND I WENT
AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON
MYSELF.
>> AND THEY LOVE IT. AND ABOUT
THE CAR. WHILE THE LONG T.
SO TO TO FOLLOW. BUT THE CALL
FOR TRUE THIS TRIP IS A RETURN
TO VIETNAM. HE LEFT DURING THE
WAR. THE WAR DOESN'T KNOW VID,
NOT ICE.
>> NOW WHAT THEY CAN DO, HE
BELIEVES IN THIS YOUNG
AUTOMAKER FROM HIS HOME
COUNTRY, THERE WILL BE A LOT
OF VEHICLE AND A ROW AND THEY
WILL PUT IT ON THE MAP AND ON
THE ROAD REALLY IMPROVE LAW,
ECONOMIC IN VIETNAM.
>> TOMORROW BEEN FEST WILL TAKE
US INSIDE THAT HIGH-TECH
FACTORY BUILT HERE IN VIETNAM
IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. THAT'S
THE SAME KIND OF TIMELINE.
IT'S LOOKING AT TO GET ITS
PRODUCTION FACILITY UP AND
RUNNING IN CHATHAM COUNTY.
MATT, WRAL NEWS. HOW LONG BAY
VIETNAM.
>> PRETTY NEAT TO SEE ALL OF