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Vietnamese-made electric cars arrive at Port of Nanaimo for sale in Canada

More than 750 VinFast electric vehicles being processed at Nanaimo’s B.C. Vehicle Processing Centre
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Hundreds of electric cars, built in Vietnam and newly certified for sale in Canada, arrived at the B.C. Vehicle Processing Centre in Nanaimo May 16 and will available to Canadian buyers this month. (Chris Bush/ News Bulletin)

The Port of Nanaimo is the first stop for hundreds of new electric vehicles built in Vietnam.

More than 750 VinFast VF 8 vehicles arrived in Nanaimo on May 16 as part of an initial shipment of 1,879 vehicles exported to North America, according to a Port of Nanaimo press release. VinFast is a newly Canadian-sale-certified manufacturer with its production based in Hai Phong, Vietnam.

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