New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- Vietnam's largest carmaker VinFast Auto Ltd on Saturday launched its first electric vehicles in India. As VinFast takes on Tesla Inc., Tata Motors Ltd. and others in the world's third-largest auto market, it rolled out VF6, a compact SUV, on Saturday.

VF6's cheapest model will be priced from Rs.16 lakh.

VinFast's India debut comes just weeks after Tesla launched its electric cars in the country.

Hai Phong-based VinFast said it will also launch the VF7 mid-sized SUV

starting from about Rs.20 lakh in India.

The automaker opened its first showroom in India in July and plans to expand to 35 dealerships across 27 cities by December 2025.

According to the Vietnam's company, the pricing is introductory and limited to ...