India, June 2 -- Vietnamese EV major VinFast is reportedly planning to boost its annual electric vehicle production up to 1.5 Lakh in India and export them to countries in the Middle East and Africa.

A PTI report said that the company is primarily aiming to begin manufacturing about 50,000 electric cars annually and increase the production goals to 1,50,000 cars in the coming years, depending on its market demand.

"We have targets to export the products to external markets, including the Middle East and Africa," the agency quoted VinFast Asia CEO Pham Sanh Chau as saying.

Chau also added that VinFast is also optimistic about hiring up to 3,500 employees across India by 2030.

So far, the company has interviewed nearly 400 freshers acro...