By Praveen Paramasivam and Chandini Monnappa THOOTHUKUDI, India (Reuters) -Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast began operations at a new plant in India, its first overseas factory, on Monday, and said it hopes to source more parts locally and that it had received orders from Sri Lanka,

Vietnam's Vinfast is to set break ground on a $500 million electric vehicle plant in India's Tamil Nadu, part of a larger $2 billion investment to expand into Asian markets.

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has officially commenced production at its new manufacturing facility in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The US$500 million plant represents the first phase of a larger US$2 billion investment in India,