Over the past 70 years, New China has achieved a historical leap from weak to strong. The 70 years is not only the history of the struggle of New China, but also the history of the rise of the automobile industry. The motherland is becoming stronger and the people’s life is flourishing. China’s automobile industry has also undergone a huge change from “from nothing to being strong”. It has grown from a zero base to produce and sell nearly 30 million vehicles per year, ranking first in global production and sales for 10 consecutive years. Play a leading role in the "new four modernizations" era of electrification, networking, intelligence, and sharing. Below, we will record the representative automobile industry "No. 1" in the 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China with video and witness the great changes of China's automobile industry.

The first cornerstone

July 1953

The First Automobile Manufacturing Plant (the predecessor of the "FAW Group") broke ground on the 15th of that month. Chairman Mao laid a foundation stone for the plant. This memorial stone was placed in the center of the square in front of the plant and became the first cornerstone of the new China's automobile industry.

First car

July 1956

New China’s first car, the Jiefang CA10, successfully rolled off the production line on the 13th of the month, ending the history of China’s inability to build cars and becoming a major milestone in the new China’s auto industry and even the machinery industry. This type of CA10 truck has been produced for more than 30 years, and Jiefang brand cars have also become the originator of domestic cars in the hearts of Chinese people.

The first self-developed bus

1957

Bus repair plants in Beijing and Shanghai used domestically-made Jiefang truck assemblies to trial-produce the "Five-Seven" bus with an all-metal overall structure, which is the first-generation domestic large-scale bus in China. The "Five Seven" bus is my country's first generation of fully self-produced coaches, filling the gap in my country's bus industry.

The first heavy vehicle

April 1960

 Jinan Automobile Manufacturing General Plant (now "China National Heavy Duty Truck Group") trial-produced my country's first heavy-duty vehicle-the Yellow River brand JN150 8-ton heavy-duty vehicle, ending China's history of not being able to produce heavy-duty vehicles. Over the past few decades, hundreds of thousands of heavy-duty vehicles have been produced, making major contributions to the development of the national economy and national defense.

The first 8-wheel drive military off-road truck

1971

Jinan Automobile Manufacturing General Plant (now "China National Heavy Duty Truck Group") developed and produced the first 8-wheel-drive multi-function military off-road truck in the history of my country's military trucks-JN252, making important contributions to the modernization of the military. In 1984, the JN252 off-road vehicle was awarded the special prize by the National Science and Technology Progress Review Committee, and Sinotruk became the only enterprise in China's automobile industry that has won the highest national science and technology award in China. The picture shows the JN252 towed Dongfeng series missiles passing Tiananmen Square during the National Day military parade on the 35th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1984.

The first joint venture car

April 1983

New China's first domestically produced Santana sedan introduced by a joint venture was successfully assembled on the 11th of that month. Santana is another starting point for the new China's automobile industry and the cornerstone of the development of the automobile industry. It has witnessed the emergence of China's automobile industry from scratch, opened up a new pattern of China's automobile industry using foreign capital, introducing technology, and accelerating development, while witnessing reforms Since the opening up, China's social and economic prosperity has increased.

The first joint venture car company

May 1983

The joint venture agreement of Beijing Jeep Automobile Co., Ltd. was signed on the 5th of the same month, thus opening the curtain of joint ventures in the Chinese automobile industry. Since then, Shanghai Volkswagen (later renamed "SAIC Volkswagen"), Guangzhou Peugeot, FAW-Volkswagen, Sanjiang Renault, Changan Suzuki, Dongfeng Shenlong, and Shanghai GM (later renamed "SAIC GM") have been established successively, becoming the number one in my country's auto market Approval of joint venture car companies. Under the joint venture structure, my country's automobile industry quickly introduced modern production methods of assembly line operation, and the output of complete vehicles was rapidly increased. At this stage, the joint venture car manufacturing has quickly improved the level of my country's automobile manufacturing industry.

The first introduction of foreign heavy vehicle manufacturing technology

December 1983

The signing ceremony of the heavy-duty vehicle manufacturing technology transfer contract was held in the Great Hall of the People on the 17th of the same month. At that time, the China National Heavy Duty Truck Industry Association (now "China National Heavy Duty Truck Group") successfully introduced the Austrian Steyr heavy-duty truck project. Relatively weak situation.

The first physical car market

1993

The Shanghai United Automobile Trading Market was established. It is regarded by the industry as an incubator for Shanghai car dealers and a base that nurtures the marketization of Chinese automobiles. As my country's first Shanghai United Auto Exchange in the form of an auto hypermarket, since its establishment, it has witnessed the rise of China's auto consumer market. Two years later, the Beijing Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange Market (now "Beichen Asian Games Village Automobile Exchange Market") opened, gradually building a bridge between automobile manufacturers, merchants and consumers, and becoming a pioneer in leading the national automobile consumer market. "Asian City" has become a tangible auto trading market that is familiar to all auto consumers across the country, and it was once called the "barometer of the Chinese auto market."

The first automobile industry policy

July 1994

The State Council formally promulgated the "Automotive Industry Policy" on the 3rd of that month. This is the first auto industry policy of New China, which clarifies the development direction of cars as the mainstay. Localization requirements. The promulgation of this policy is undoubtedly a landmark event in the development of my country's automobile industry. It has played a huge boost to the automobile consumer market and has a profound impact on the direction of the automobile industry.

The first private car company

1997

Geely Group entered the automobile industry and became my country's first private automobile manufacturer. The picture shows the first car produced by Geely-"Geely Automobile". Under the leadership of Li Shufu, Geely has rapidly grown from an unknown small company to one of the best independent brand auto companies in China, and today it has become a global auto group. In almost the same period, independent brand car companies such as Chery and Great Wall Motors have emerged.

The first 4S shop

March 1999

The first GAC Honda special sales and service store-GAC Honda's first special sales and service store opened on the 26th of that month. This is the Guangben Auto Sales and Service Store which was later called "the first 4S car shop in China". At the end of the last century, automobiles began to gradually enter the homes of ordinary people, but my country's automobile market is still in a disordered state of selling cars in hypermarkets and repairing cars in roadside repair shops. With the introduction of the "4S shop model" and its advantages gradually appearing, various auto companies have followed suit, and it is still the mainstream model of my country's auto sales and service market.

For the first time, "encourage cars to enter the family"

October 2000

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee proposed to encourage cars to enter the family. Since then, private consumption has gradually become the mainstream of automobile consumption. The driving force of private car consumption is huge. It not only promotes the development of the automobile industry, but also stimulates the development of related industries, and effectively expands domestic demand. It contributes to the construction of real estate, financial, insurance, tourism, petroleum, and urban infrastructure. Inject strong momentum into development.

The first forward development of heavy-duty diesel engine

December 2003

The first domestic CA6DL Aowei 4-valve high-power heavy-duty diesel engine with independent intellectual property rights was rolled off the assembly line in Xichai on the 20th of that month, becoming my country's first positively developed high-end heavy-duty vehicle engine. Aowei successfully rolled off the production line, making the development level of domestic automobile internal combustion engines achieved a great leap.

The first domestic product recall system

March 2004

The "Regulations on the Recall of Defective Automobile Products" was officially promulgated on the 15th of the month, and China's first product recall system was born. Since then, my country has introduced a defective product recall system in a number of product safety and public health legislation. The recall system is a strong guarantee for product quality and consumer rights and interests. The implementation of the recall system is conducive to improving the product quality awareness of manufacturers and sellers, helping companies pay attention to technological transformation and environmental protection issues, and helping to standardize market competition. The recall system is also one of the signs of the maturity of my country's auto market.

The first large-scale international merger

July 2005

The first passenger car engine brand

October 2005

The new generation of engines produced by Chery introduced leading European technologies and was officially named ACTECO, marking the birth of the first Chinese engine brand, and the Chinese auto brand has achieved zero breakthroughs in the new generation of high-performance engines.

The first independent brand to break one million vehicles

August 2007

Chery's one millionth car rolled off the assembly line, becoming the first self-owned brand whose output exceeded one million.

Domestic automobile production and sales exceeded 10 million for the first time

October 2009

As one FAW Jiefang J6 rolled off the production line on the 20th of that month, my country's annual automobile production reached 10 million for the first time. By the end of October 2009, my country's automobile production and sales exceeded the 10 million mark for the first time, and it has entered the ranks of ten million automobile production and sales countries.

Become the world's number one in automobile production and sales for the first time

Year 2009

The production and sales volume of automobiles in my country reached 13.791 million and 13.644 million respectively, an increase of 48.30% and 46.15% year-on-year. For the first time, China has surpassed the United States to become the world's number one country in automobile production and sales, 5-6 years earlier than expected. As a result, my country's automobile production and sales have ranked first in the world for 10 consecutive years, and China's automobile industry has embarked on a road of development from large to strong.

First acquisition of foreign high-end brands

August 2010

Geely officially completed the acquisition of all the shares of Volvo Car Company, a subsidiary of Ford at the time. This is not only the first wholly-owned acquisition of an overseas car company by a Chinese car company, but also the first acquisition of a high-end brand car company by a Chinese independent brand company.

Car exports exceeded one million for the first time

2012

The export volume of automobiles is one of the important standards to measure the development level of a country's automobile industry. In 2012, my country's automobile exports exceeded 1 million for the first time, becoming a milestone event in the history of the new China's automobile industry.

The first new energy vehicle development plan

July 2012

The State Council formally released the "Energy-saving and New Energy Automobile Industry Development Plan" on the 9th of that month, requiring the persistence of the combination of industrial transformation and technological progress, and accelerating the cultivation and development of the energy-saving and new energy automobile industry. At the same time, it is determined to focus on promoting the industrialization of pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, promote the popularization of non-plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and energy-saving internal combustion engine vehicles, and improve the overall technical level of my country's automobile industry.

The first strategic shareholding in a world-renowned automobile group

March 2014

Dongfeng Motor Group took a stake in PSA Group on the 26th of that month, holding 14% of the shares, and became the largest shareholder of PSA. This is the first time a Chinese automobile company has strategically invested in a world-renowned automobile group.

Become the world's first new energy vehicle market

2016

In that year, the production and sales volume of new energy vehicles in my country reached 517,000 and 507,000, respectively, an increase of 51.7% and 53% over the same period last year. my country's new energy vehicle production and sales surpassed the United States for the first time, becoming the world's first. Since then, my country's new energy vehicle production and sales have ranked first in the world for two consecutive years. At present, as my country's new energy vehicle subsidies have officially declined, the new energy vehicle industry is undergoing a full market-oriented transformation, and the industry is also facing a new round of integration and reshuffle.