Year after year, frequent personnel changes brought new news, and another heavyweight automotive professional manager sought new development opportunities. On February 15, the new energy company, Changjiang Automobile's parent company, Wulong Electric Vehicle, announced that since February 15, 2017, the company has appointed Tong Zhiyuan as its chief operating director and executive director. Tong Zhiyuan will also serve as the director and president of Hangzhou Changjiang Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as “Changjiang Automobile”) and be responsible for the daily business of Changjiang Auto.

As a well-known professional manager of the automotive industry, Tong Zhiyuan served as vice president of Geely Automobile Holding Group before joining Cheung Kong Automotive and was the chief operating officer of the acquisition of Volvo Car Group, and former chief executive of Volvo Car Group China. Prior to this, the new energy company that has been very active has already dug Chen Guozhang, vice president of the former PSA Group (France Peugeot Citroen), as the director and vice president of Changjiang Automobile.

Analysts believe that the low-profile Changjiang Motor’s high-profile talent strategy in the short term is a breakthrough for the next phase of development. With the overweight of these leading companies, the competition in the field of new energy vehicles will intensify.

Responsible for the daily business of Changjiang Automobile

Changjiang Automobile, headquartered in Hangzhou, is an emerging company that has emerged as a new wave of energy in recent years. Its official website data shows that: Changjiang Automobile is focusing on the new energy electric vehicle industry, and it only makes positive development of electric vehicles, not modified electric vehicles, and has positive development of core technologies and new energy battery advantages. In May last year, Changjiang Automobile became the second company to obtain the national license for pure electric new energy passenger vehicles after Beiqi, and it was also the first non-traditional automobile company to obtain new energy production qualifications, causing the attention of the outside world.

This prestigious new energy vehicle is the predecessor of the Hangzhou Bus Factory established in 1954. In 2013, Wulong Electric Vehicle (Group) Co., Ltd. spent RMB 5.1 billion to reorganize Hangzhou Changjiang Passenger Car Co., Ltd., and changed its name to Hangzhou Changjiang Automobile Holdings Co., Ltd., whose chairman is Mr. Cao Zhong. According to an announcement issued by the Wulong Electric Vehicle, Tong Zhiyuan directly reported to Chairman of the Board Cao Zhong and the board of directors of Changjiang Automobile after it officially joined today, and is fully responsible for the daily business of Changjiang Automobile.

As a well-known professional manager in the automotive industry, Tong Zhiyuan obtained a master's degree in mechanical manufacturing engineering and automation from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1987 and joined the Beijing Jeep Company, the first Chinese-foreign joint venture automobile company that was established shortly thereafter. He successively served as the manager of quality management of Beijing Jeep Engine Factory, chief of engine technology department, chief dispatcher, manager of product department and executive director of directors.

In July 2000, Tong Zhiyuan served as a director and executive vice president of Beijing Jeep Co., Ltd. Since 2005, he has served as senior executive vice president of Beijing Benz-Dyke from Beijing Jeep; in 2009, Tong Zhiyuan joined Geely Automobile Holding Group. Participate in Geely's acquisition of the Volvo project and act as the chief operating officer of the project, responsible for the landing work and full operations of the merger and acquisition.

The vitality and unlimited future of electric vehicles

It can be said that Tong Zhiyuan is a comprehensive talent who understands technology and understands management and operations. “Tong Zhiyuan has extraordinary talent and extraordinary courage in the automotive field. He is a world-class manager in China. He has extensive management experience, outstanding insight and outstanding leadership.” For joining Tong Zhiyuan, Changjiang Motors Director Chang Cao Zhong said that it will greatly enhance the management and professionalism of the Yangtze River Auto. “He will work with the existing management team to upgrade Cheung Kong Automotive into a well-known automotive company in the industry, leading the team to fully implement the future strategy and route plan formulated by the board of directors, achieve breakthroughs in the overall competition with future international brands, and help Changjiang Automotive become World-class Chinese electric car brand."

Facing the choice of this new future, Tong Zhiyuan frankly stated that on the one hand, he valued the wisdom of the helmer Cao Zhong as a world-class entrepreneur, and on the other hand, he valued the vitality and unlimited future of the Yangtze River Company in the field of electric vehicles. “The years of solid work and effective layout in the field of electric vehicles have made it possible to become a leading company in China's electric vehicles. Chairman Cao Zhong and the board of directors have a clear understanding and clear judgment in the face of future international competition. A complete strategy and road map,” said Tong Zhiyuan.

Goals to enter the world's top ten automotive brands

It is understood that after the release of the new electric vehicle brand "Yangtze River EV", Changjiang Automobile has rapidly deployed a number of pure electric product lines, and its factory capabilities, product testing, etc. have also passed the assessment and inspection of relevant state departments. According to a report released by Changjiang Automobile in 2016, the production of Changjiang Automobile was booming in the first year after it was put into production. In particular, after the sales of pure electric products began sales in April last year, the sales of its wholly-owned commercial vehicles such as Yuge and Shengsheng were good. In 2017, the Yangtze River Electric passenger car will also formally enter the market.

According to the far-reaching layout of Changjiang Automobile, in the electrified and intelligent technological revolution, in the next five to ten years, more than half of the world’s top 10 auto brands will belong to new energy vehicles, and China’s auto brands will appear in the top ten. In the name, Changjiang Automobile hopes to be one of them.



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