New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Vietnamese carmaker VinFast is looking to appoint Hyundai India's Tapan Ghosh, who is vice president and function head of sales, as its chief executive in India as it gears up to take on Indian carmakers Tata and Mahindra with its two newly launched electric sports utility vehicles.

According to two people directly aware of the matter, Ghosh has already put in his papers and is set to join the Vietnamese company's India unit on 16 October.

The development comes nearly two weeks after the Vietnamese carmaker officially launched two electric SUVs in India, VF6 and VF7, which will compete with the likes of Indian carmaker's Tata and Mahindra's offerings in the Rs.16- Rs.24 lakh price range.

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