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By Eric Volkman – Dec 15, 2025 at 7:00PM ESTKey PointsIt just opened its first factory in the most populous nation in its region.The Subang plant in Indonesia will produce several of the EV maker's models.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NASDAQ: VFSVinFast Auto Ltd.Market Cap$7.7BToday's Changeangle-down(5.15%) $0.17Current Price$3.47Price as of December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM ETThe company's global ambitions are becoming ever more apparent.It was quite a memorable Monday in the short history of electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast (VFS +5.15%). The company formally opened its first factory in Southeast Asia outside of its native Vietnam, and investors cheered the expansion. They collectively traded the company's U.S.-listed shares up by more than 5% on a generally gloomy day for the stock market. Indonesian expansion VinFast cut the ribbon on that new facility, located in Subang, Indonesia. It did so in a formal ceremony that included representatives of both the Indonesian and Vietnamese governments, in addition to company officials. Image source: Getty Images. VinFast had the accelerator firmly pressed for the factory project. In its press release trumpeting its opening, the company took pains to state that it was finished and operational only 17 months after its groundbreaking ceremony. Initially, the plant's workers will assemble the company's VF 3, VF 5, VF 6, and VF 7 models, purely for the domestic market. VinFast added that new models scheduled for sale on the Indonesian market in 2026 will also be produced at the plant. ExpandNASDAQ: VFSVinFast Auto Ltd.Today's Change(5.15%) $0.17Current Price$3.47Key Data PointsMarket Cap$7.7BDay's Range$3.30 - $3.6752wk Range$2.56 - $4.65Volume1.1MAvg Vol577KGross Margin-5307.43% Worldwide ambitions In the press release, VinFast wrote that the new factory "clearly reinforces VinFast's role in building the electric vehicle value chain in Indonesia, contributing to the elevation of Southeast Asia's position on the global EV industry map."Advertisement And of course, by extension, it gives the auto industry upstart a direct presence in the country, which is by far the most populous in the region with over 283 million inhabitants. The company has always had ambitious plans to be a global EV player, and the Subang plant is a highly encouraging sign that management is putting its money where its mouth is. About the AuthorEric Volkman is a contributing Motley Fool finance and stock market analyst. Previously, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment. He’s also been a freelance finance writer since 1995. He studied at Susquehanna University.TMFVolkmanRead NextNov 21, 2025 •By Rich SmithWhy VinFast Auto Stock Just CrashedSep 15, 2025 •By Daniel MillerDid VinFast's U.S.
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