【 China has an appointment 】 Pakistani self media person Hassan: Looking forward to China's new energy vehicles creating another "Chinese style" miracle car | China | Hassan
On July 18th, China Daily reported that the automotive industry is the first pillar industry in Jilin Province. The Chinese automobile industry began in Jilin and was founded by FAW. As the first large-scale automobile manufacturing plant in New China, FAW Group's production line has launched the first "Liberation" brand car, the first "Dongfeng" brand sedan, and the first "Red Flag" brand luxury sedan.
On July 18th, Chinese and foreign journalists from the "2023 China International Media Theme Interview Team" visited the headquarters of China FAW NBD and FAW Red Flag Cultural Center located in Changchun, Jilin, to listen to the development stories of China's automotive industry leaders from manufacturing cars to intelligent manufacturing.
In the 1950s, New China had a hundred industries waiting to be developed and a hundred wastes waiting to be revitalized. On July 13, 1956, China's first "Liberation" brand car slowly drove out of Changchun First Automobile Manufacturing Plant amidst cheers from people; On May 12, 1958, China's first sedan - Dongfeng sedan - was successfully developed; On August 1st, China's first luxury sedan, the Hongqi brand sedan, was born... From then on, the history of China's inability to manufacture cars came to an end here, marking the first step in the journey of China's automotive industry.
Nowadays, FAW Group has established independent brands such as "Red Flag", "Liberation", and "Pentium", as well as a series of joint venture and cooperative brands. The cumulative production and sales of complete vehicles have reached 55.77 million, and the value of China FAW brand exceeds 420 billion yuan.
In recent years, the automotive industry has faced significant historical opportunities for disruptive transformation, and Chinese national automotive brands have seized new opportunities to accelerate their industrial layout. The transformation of FAW is a microcosm of the accelerated transformation and upgrading of China's national automotive industry.
Faced with the wave of development in the era of new energy and intelligent networking, China FAW has deeply grasped the transformation and transformation of its industry, actively laid out new strategies and technologies. All Red Flag brands under its umbrella are transitioning towards new energy intelligent vehicles, promoting the electrification of brand models, with the goal of achieving "two everything, one stop", that is, all technological innovation investment is used for new energy vehicles, all new production capacity is used for new energy vehicles, and the new investment in traditional fuel vehicle technology and production capacity is stopped.
The reporter learned from the headquarters of FAW NBD in China that Xinhongqi widely adopts advanced technology and equipment in the automotive industry, as well as new environmentally friendly and energy-saving processes and materials, to promote digital transformation, create "digital factories", "intelligent factories" and "green factories", and move from "Made in China" to "Made in China".
Pakistani self media representative Hassan, a member of the interview team, said that this was a fruitful visit. He carefully listened to the staff's introduction and explanation, occasionally asking questions about areas of interest, and even picked up a "small notebook" to carefully record.
Hassan told reporters that the 70 year development history of China FAW Group, from handcrafting the first Red Flag sedan in the 1950s to now being able to produce new energy concept cars, is particularly inspiring. He said that the technologies of autonomous driving, 5G, and other intelligent cars exhibited were refreshing to him. China's new energy vehicle technology is in a leading position globally, attracting not only attention from Pakistan, but also from around the world.