VinFast, the electric SUV maker out of Vietnam with a $4 billion commitment to open an factory in Chatham County, told WRAL News on Friday that plant would not start producing vehicles until at least 2025.

“Because we need more time to complete administrative procedures, VinFast’s EV factory project in North Carolina is expected to start production from 2025,” a spokesman said.

The company has secured a 2,000-acre site in Moncure where it plans to build a manufacturing facility for electric SUVs. Site preparation began in July 2022 and construction is on track for a summer 2023 start.

VinFast’s original plan was to begin delivery of vehicles in the sum