On March 5th, the day of the 24th solar term, the spring thunder sounded, and everything recovered.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, at the first "representative channel" of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, Yin Tongyue, chairman of Chery Holding Group, wore a black suit, a white shirt with a white tie on a red background, and talked with reporters in high spirits, telling the world about the rise of Chinese automobiles with his personal experience.
Deputy Yin Tongyue was interviewed in the "Representative Channel" Xinhua News Agency).
Lie on the salary and try the courage to make a great career in the humble house.
27 years ago, Chery started its business from a few small grass houses, we lack capital, lack of technology, and lack of talents, the market at that time was basically monopolized by foreign capital, or joint venture brands, and there was a popular saying in the industry at that time that Chinese independently dry cars, which is a fantasy." Looking back, Yin Tongyue, who is 62 years old this year and has worked in a car all his life, remembers the past vividly and has mixed feelings.
In the 90s of the last century, almost all cars running on the roads in China were hung with foreign brand car logos, and there were few national car brands. At that time, Yin Tongyue, who graduated from Hefei University of Technology majoring in automobile manufacturing, served as the director of the ** workshop of Changchun FAW Volkswagen, and the leaders of his hometown of Wuhu, Anhui Province mobilized him to return to his hometown to start a business, and said that "Chinese want to build their own cars", which made him feel excited when he had always cherished the dream of "making Chinese cars".
In 1996, Yin Tongyue resolutely bid farewell to FAW and returned to his hometown Wuhu to build cars. But the ideal is very plump, the reality is very skinny, at that time there was only a brick factory and a few thatched houses in front of him, capital, technology, talents, a series of problems are not only in front of Yin Tongyue, but also the gap that the rise of China's national car companies must cross.
In the face of many difficulties, Yin Tongyue was not discouraged, and with the support of Anhui Province and Wuhu City, he led the team to overcome difficulties regardless of cold and summer, day and night, and forgot to sleep and eat
In January 1997, Chery Automobile was established;
In May 1999, Chery's self-developed first engine rolled off the assembly line and was successfully ignited at one time.
In December 1999, Chery's first "Fengyun" bridge car rolled off the assembly line, and then successively launched a series of models such as Qiyun, Son of the East, QQ, and Tiggo.
In August 2007, Chery's 1,000,000th car rolled off the assembly line, becoming the leader of the national automobile brand.
In 2023, Chery will sell 188 cars10,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 526%, exports 9370,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 1011%, ranking first in the export volume of Chinese brand passenger cars for 21 consecutive years; The group's annual revenue exceeded 300 billion yuan for the first time, a year-on-year increase of more than 50%.
For more than 20 years, we have adhered to hard work, open innovation, party building and party building, and strengthened the foundation. Together with other Chinese car companies and joint venture brands, we have jointly supported the backbone of Made in China and jointly built China into the world's largest exporter." Looking at the present day, Yin Tongyue is full of passion and sonorous tone, although he is full of gorgeous hair, he still seems to be a teenager.
Seek in the humble room, become in the deserted beach". Chery's extraordinary development process is a vivid microcosm of the rise of China's national automobile industry from scratch, from small to large, and from large to strong. From being full of foreign cars and one of the world's major car importers, to selling Chinese cars to the world and the world's largest car exporter, such a reversal and counterattack proves a truth: as long as you want to do it, there is nothing that Chinese can't do!
Forge ahead and innovate and surging new quality productivity.
Chinese enterprises, especially Chinese automobiles, should continue to increase investment in R&D, increase investment in brand building, create the ultimate product power, and add luster to Made in China, Created in China, and Chinese brands." As a witness and witness to the development of China's automobile industry, Yin Tongyue, who has experienced ups and downs and seen rainbows, has a clear idea and full of confidence in the future.
Automobile has always been known as the "crown jewel of modern industry" and is the culmination of modern industrial technology. Because the assembly of a car off the assembly line relies on more than 20,000 parts, and its manufacturing process involves a large number of high-precision technology and strict fine management, the automobile industry is recognized as one of the important symbols that can best reflect the country's manufacturing strength.
To shatter the fallacy that Chinese independently build cars is a "fantasy", we must first break through the "stuck neck" technology of car manufacturing and have independent intellectual property rights in key components. The engine is known as the "heart" of the car, and in May 1999, more than two years after the establishment of the company, Chery's first self-developed engine rolled off the assembly line and was successfully ignited. From that moment on, Chery, which has a "Chinese heart", has embarked on the fast track of relying on technological innovation to promote development.
In February this year, the world-famous engine design company Austria **l founder Helmat Liszt visited Chery, the world-class technical expert on the former "student" to show the latest technological achievements expressed sincere admiration, he said: "In our cooperation, we deeply feel the diligence, studious and innovative spirit of Chery people. I am very pleased to see that Chery has not only reached the world's leading level in engine research and development, but also excellent in other aspects of the vehicle."
At present, Chery products are exported to more than 80 countries and regions, with more than 13 million users worldwide, including 3.35 million overseas users. From "making cars for the country" to "driving to the world", to a certain extent, Chery's development history is a history of innovation. In Chery, in addition to the automobile manufacturing plant, there is also a technological innovation factory, which is closely related to each other, realizing the rapid application of new technologies in deep integration and promoting the rapid upgrading and iteration of products.
At present, Chery has a global R&D system including eight R&D centers in North America, Europe, and Shanghai, and has obtained authorized patents1There are more than 80,000 patents, of which 37% are invention patents, ranking 21st among the "Top 500 National Enterprises in Science and Technology Innovation". It is the super scientific and technological innovation vitality burst out by the mature R&D system that gives the Chinese automakers represented by Yin Tongyue the confidence and confidence to "go further".
A single flower is not spring, and the garden is full of purple and red spring.
Behind Chery, stands Anhui, a fast-rising major automobile province in central China. Thanks to the super scientific and technological innovation supported by many universities and scientific research institutes, in recent years, Anhui has made overall layout, introduced external and inline, and made efforts to deepen its cultivation, and now there are not only Chery, but also JAC, Weilai, BYD Anhui, Hefei Changan, Volkswagen Anhui, Hanma Technology and a total of 7 vehicle companies, with a total of 249 automobile production in 202310,000 units, ranking second in the country, of which 86 new energy vehicles were produced8 vehicles, ranking fourth in the country, and the revenue of the whole automobile industry chain exceeds one trillion yuan.
**The general secretary pointed out: "integrate scientific and technological innovation resources, lead the development of strategic emerging industries and future industries, and accelerate the formation of new quality productivity". In 2023, Anhui will clearly define the automobile industry as the "first industry", aim at the goal of "building an internationally competitive new energy vehicle industry cluster", take the lead in the country to legislate, escort, and strive to build China's new energy vehicle industry center.
In the next decade, we will not only pursue the world's first in sales volume and scale, but also strive to be the world's leading in terms of technological innovation ability, quality reputation and social responsibility; To provide Chinese wisdom for global users to pursue a better lifestyle". Looking to the future, Yin Tongyue's eyes are like torches and his ambitions are high. At this moment, he is not only on behalf of Chery, on behalf of Anhui car companies, but also on behalf of the surging Chinese automobile industry to the world: world cars, made in China! The era of Chinese automobile exploration is coming!
Producer: Jiang Yin, Lu Xiaodou.
Written by: Lu Xiaodou.