Tesla Vietnam 2026: 5 Stakes as Musk Takes on VinFast's 36%
Tesla Just Walked Into VinFast's Backyard — And Vietnam Will Never Be the Same Co-produced by Daniel Aharonoff and DigitalDan As the chief editor of tesladan.me, I have watched Tesla enter a lot of new markets over the years. Most of them follow a familiar script: a whisper, a hiring spree, a store, and then a flood of orders. Vietnam is following that script — but with a twist I have never seen before. This time, Tesla is not walking into an empty room. It is walking straight into the backyard of the most dominant homegrown carmaker on the planet. On October 28, 2026, Tesla recruiter Ricky Ip said it out loud on X: "Tesla is officially coming to Vietnam — and we're hiring." Five jobs are open right now. And the company Tesla is about to take on, VinFast, sells roughly 36% of every new car in Vietnam this year — more than its next five competitors combined. So what is really happening here? Why Vietnam, why now, and what does it mean for Tesla buyers, owners, and...
