# VinFast to equip welding plant with 1,200 robots at new auto factory

VinFast, a Vingroup subsidiary, announced its new automobile factory in Vietnam will have a welding plant equipped with about 1,200 robots, expected to be the most modern fully-automated car body welding factory in Southeast Asia.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-19
- Where: Vietnam
- Status: under construction
- Products: automobiles, car bodies
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [VinFast](https://endata.com/companies/9175.md)
- [Vingroup](https://endata.com/companies/18856.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [vietnamnews.vn](https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/462036/vinfast-to-use-1-200-remote-controlled-robots.html), 2018-07-19: "The welding plant is equipped with about 1,200 robots and is expected to be the most modern fully-automated car body welding factory in Southeast Asia when operational."

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