By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – VinFast, the electric vehicle maker with plans to open a $4 billion manufacturing plant in Chatham County in 2025, has sold 11,300 vehicles during the first half of 2023. While that would usually be…
Siler City, NC – The Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) honored Chatham County’s Wolfspeed project with the 2023 Community Economic Development Award for the 40,001-100,000 population category. The award recognizes outstanding communities for their efforts in advancing economic viability through…
By Theresa Opeka Moncure, NC – VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker Democrat North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper credited for leading an army of clean-energy companies coming to the state, is being criticized for polluting waterways near its $4 billion…
By Christopher Havel Siler City, NC – As reviled as VinFast is already — not exactly a good portend of things to come, as such things are — having only barely entered the market, I kind of view it as…
By: Lisa Sorg Moncure, NC – While VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle company, officially broke ground on their manufacturing plant in Chatham County last Friday, for the past seven months the company has been moving mounds of dirt around —…
By Gene Galin Moncure, NC – In a celebration marked by a shower of confetti and a tossing of dirt, VinFast, the Vietnamese automaker, has officially broken ground on its long-awaited $4 billion manufacturing plant in Chatham County, North Carolina.…
Moncure, NC – VinFast announced on Tuesday its intention to donate up to three acres of property on the VinFast project site to the Merry Oaks Baptist Church to help them save the church from demolition. The company will also…
By Theresa Opeka Raleigh, NC – VinFast is scheduled to break ground on its $4 billion EV production plant in Moncure, Chatham County next week. The Vietnamese electric vehicle maker made the announcement in a press release that it will hold a…
Raleigh, NC – VinFast announced it will hold the groundbreaking ceremony of its electric vehicle factory in North Carolina on July 28. This will be the first electric vehicle manufacturing facility in North Carolina. VinFast’s manufacturing facility will be built…
Pittsboro, NC – The North Carolina Economic Development Association (NCEDA) named Chatham County’s Wolfspeed project the Deal of the Year for 2023 in the large market category. The award recognizes Chatham Economic Development Corporation (EDC) as the driving force behind…