New VinFast EV Factory, Women In STEM, & Forced Birthers: North Carolina’s Got It All
Based on the timing, it looks like North Carolina will be the epicenter of US production for the new EV lineup from VinFast. The company is based in Vietnam and has been eyeballing the USVinFast is no ordinary startup. It’s an offshoot of the powerful Vietnamese firmVinFast announced plans for its newin a press release last week, which detailed a veritable shower of love pouring forth from the state, in the form of a $1.
“Covering an area of 2,000 acres, with two main areas: electric cars and buses production and assembly, and ancillary industries for suppliers, VinFast’s factory is designed to reach the capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year,” they elaborated. “When brought into operation, the manufacturing complex will create an ecosystem of suppliers as well as thousands of local jobs, thereby creating both direct and indirect economic benefits.
As described by VinFast, the new EV factory will be the first car manufacturing facility of any kind in North Carolina. It is also the “the largest economic development project in the state’s history to date.” No word yet on VinFast’s plans for gender diversity in hiring. However, the prospect of employees facing forced birth — which includes anyone with a from hiring age to menopause who happens to have a functioning uterus — will certainly complicate matters for their HR department.
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