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 maker VinFast launched its first manufacturing facility in southern India on Monday, marking a key step in its expansion into the world's third-largest auto market.Vinfast plans to roll out cars to the showroom later this month,