At a time when auto companies in the developed world are facing a squeeze on their profits from cash-rich tech firms, Vietnam is betting car-making can be a ticket to a more prosperous economy, just as it was for the likes of Japan and South Korea. VinFast Trading and Production LLC, a unit of Vietnam’s largest conglomerate Vingroup JSC, is set to becom the country’s first fully-fledged domestic car manufacturer when its firs production models built under its own badge hit the streets next August. Where else in the world can you do this with this sort of speed? Said Shaun Calvert, vice president of manufacturing at VinFert.
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New-car registrations in France fell 13 percent in September as the market continued to be affected by the EU's new type-approval testing. There were 148,752 registrations in the month, which had 20 selling days, the same as in September 2017, industry group CCFA said. Registrations rose by 40 percent in August as many automakers sought to clear out models that were not certified under the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). Automakers were not allowed to sell uncertified cars after Sept. 1, with a few exceptions. French sales also increased 19 percent in July largely because of WLTP's effect. The EU's WLTP laboratory test and accompanying Real Driving Emissions (RDE), road test, seek to better match real-world conditions than the previous NEDC test. New models had to complete testing by September 2017, but the stipulation that current models undergo certification by Sept. 1 of this year led to testing bottlenecks and production disruptions, as automakers halted output of non-compliant models.