Where people live, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are stories. Focusing on the top ten automobile figures in 20 19, we find that there are always some people standing at the top of the industry, clearing the fog for the automobile market and guiding the direction of the industry. Of course, there are still some people and enterprises who choose sideways and become the focus of uninterrupted attention throughout the year.
20 19 in the coming year, who are the most concerned figures in the automobile industry? Cheyou Headline counts the top ten industry figures in 20 19, and uses them to re-examine the development of 20 19 automobile market.
Qi Yumin: Former Chairman of Brilliance Group
In 2006, Qi Yumin took over Brilliance Auto from the position of deputy mayor of Dalian. On April, 2065438 1 day, with a transfer order, Yan Bingzhe, newly seconded by Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, took over the post of Chairman of Brilliance Group, and Qi Yumin 13' s road of taking over Brilliance came to an end.
According to Qi Yumin's memory, when he first went to work in Brilliance, he was "very tragic". "When I saw Brilliance, the company only had money to pay employees, and it still owed suppliers 1 100 million yuan." However, more than ten years later, he was ordered at a critical moment and did not disappoint the people he expected. When Qi Yumin left, the annual sales volume of Brilliance Auto reached 6 1.6 1 10,000 vehicles, with an annual income of 205 billion yuan.
Of course, some people say that Qi Yumin left with regret. "In a decadent mechanism, he may break all the deadlock and rebuild his glory. Unfortunately, this did not happen. " Today, Brilliance Auto's own brand is still weak, and the right to speak is in the hands of BMW. This state may be the eternal regret of the 60-year-old retired man.
Dieter zetsche: former global president of Mercedes-Benz.
20 19 In May, Mercedes-Benz held its annual general meeting, announcing that Dieter dieter zetsche, 66, would step down as chairman of Daimler's board of directors and global president of Mercedes-Benz after the general meeting. At this point, Dieter dieter zetsche's 42-year career in Daimler Group came to an end.
After Dieter dieter zetsche left office, foreign media reported that Dieter dieter zetsche's retirement salary was as high as 4,250 euros (about 33,000 yuan) per day, but there was no public opinion that he was not worth it.
Yes, Dieter dieter zetsche deserves it. Before taking office, BMW firmly occupied the throne of luxury car brands in the world, but when he retired, Mercedes-Benz was in "the best state ever, with global sales and net profit reaching a record high". At the same time, Dieter dieter zetsche gave an unprecedented clear description of Daimler's product line, management structure, product strategy and future investment. But stubbornly, Dieter dieter zetsche's departure is not without regrets. Since 20 19, the global market has been weak. In recent quarters, Daimler's performance has been poor and its sales have declined. However, this should be solved by Kang Songlin, the next CEO.
Pang Qinghua: Former Chairman of Huge Group
Pang Qinghua, who has been engaged in automobile for more than 40 years and led a huge group to tide over the difficulties, ushered in a turning point in his career on 20 19. In June this year, the board of directors of Pangda Automobile Trade Group Co., Ltd. announced that Pang Qinghua submitted his resignation for personal reasons and resigned as chairman, chairman of the strategy Committee of the board of directors and general manager.
20 19 should be difficult for Pang Qinghua. It is a huge group that he brought up with one hand, and also experienced the peak of the New Year's revenue exceeding 53.7 billion. However, at this time, the huge group is faced with operating difficulties such as stock right freezing, sustained losses, dealers running away, and frequent turnover of executives, and is deeply mired in the quagmire of funds.
Pang Qinghua's departure also marks the end of the era of a huge group. From then on, this huge group changed hands and was handed over to a consortium composed of Shenzhen Commercial Group, Guoyun and Wei Yuan Assets. By the end of the year, Tangshan court finally approved the reorganization plan of Huge Automobile Trade Group Co., Ltd., that is to say, compared with bankruptcy, Huge Group obtained judicial reorganization. Although, Hugue is no longer "surnamed Pang".
Wang Xiaoqiu: President SAIC.
Initially, Wang Xiaoqiu was the head of SAIC's own brand. As the general manager of SAIC passenger car company, he led SAIC's own brand to break through under heavy resistance. On July 4th, Shanghai issued the "Pre-appointment Publicity of Shanghai Administrative Cadres", and Wang Xiaoqiu succeeded Chen Zhixin as the president of SAIC.
"If the brand does not go up, there will be no future. The key to the brand going up is the product. " Therefore, Wang Xiaoqiu made his first public appearance after taking office and chose Roewe RX5 on August 22nd. The largest technical exchange meeting. Wang Xiaoqiu, a veteran from the technical department, has been in SAIC for 3 1 year in a blink of an eye.
This time, after Wang Xiaoqiu took office, he was faced with a severe automobile market that declined for the first time in 28 years. In the face of such a cold winter, Wang Xiaoqiu has long shown the courage of "it's not that the auto market can't work, but that you can't". If you want to wear a crown, you must endure it. In such a depressed industry, Wang Xiaoqiu, as a soul, is under unprecedented pressure. But we also want to see
Under the leadership of new leader Wang Xiaoqiu, SAIC will open a new era.
Xu Heyi: Party Secretary and Chairman of BAIC Group.
Xu Heyi, who was born in the steel industry, joined BAIC in 2002 and became Party Secretary and Chairman of BAIC in 2006. It has been more than 13 years. This year, under his leadership, BAIC Group became the third largest shareholder of Daimler. By reorganizing its own brand and new energy brand, a brand-new brand "Beijing" came into being.
"BAIC has also experienced ups and downs in recent years, and it is not easy to get to today." 12 on 16, Xu Heyi said frankly in an activity that the life of the automobile industry is not easy. Even when difficult times come, Xu Heyi is not afraid. "The so-called bitterness is a big turning point, a big adjustment, and the time will be longer." From Xu Heyi's summary, we can also see that this veteran of Beiqi, who is over 60 years old, is ready for a protracted war.
Jia Yueting: Former Faraday Future CEO
As a frequent visitor to the 20 19 hot search list, Jia Yueting can be described as "wonderful" this year. In the heyday of LeTV, Jia Yueting insisted on the establishment of LeTV and invested in Lucid? Motor and the foundation of Faraday's future (hereinafter referred to as FF). The first two projects fell through, and Jia Yueting filed for bankruptcy, leaving only FF struggling for mass production, which touched the hearts of dozens of creditors and thousands of spectators.
In September this year, Jia Yueting announced that he had officially stepped down as the global CEO of FF, and took the new position of CPUO (Chief Product and User Officer), which was mainly responsible for car networking, artificial intelligence, ecology and user operation management. The position vacated by Jia Yueting was taken over by Bi Fukang, the former chairman of Baiteng Automobile. Can the legendary "Father of BMW i8" revive FF and save Jia Yueting from bankruptcy? When will the "melon" of Jia Yueting's personal bankruptcy reorganization case be finished? And the FF with a value of more than 6.5438+0.4 million RMB? 9 1 When will you meet the public? It seems that the legend about Jia Yueting in the Jianghu will not stop for a while.
Wei Jianjun: Chairman of Great Wall Motor and Chairman of Weipai Company.
In June165438+1October this year, WEY, a high-end SUV brand named after Wei Jianjun, celebrated its third birthday. In addition, since Great Wall Motor set up an Indian subsidiary at the beginning of the year, it was received by the heads of state of China and Russia in Moscow in June, and then the Tula factory in Russia was completed and put into operation. The Great Wall Gun series came out, and Liangche signed a cooperation project with BMW. At the same time, its brands Haval, Euler and pickup develop together. Under the leadership of Wei Jianjun, Great Wall Motor has been moving this year.
20 19 is the highlight of Wei Jianjun. "Today, my identity is different from the past. I am not only the founder of WEY brand, but also the chairman of Weipai Company. " When Wei Jianjun announced this new positioning on WEY's third anniversary brand night, there was warm applause. This applause is not only for WEY with 300,000 vehicles in three years, but also for WEY's helmsman, Wei Jianjun, who proved that this "road that no one has ever walked" can be taken.
Pang Qingnian: Chairman of Youth Automobile Group.
A water and hydrogen car scam made Pang Qingnian, a "car-making madman", fire again in May this year. By the end of 2009, Hangzhou Youth Automobile had gone bankrupt. However, Youth Automobile Group has 25 pieces of untrustworthy information, 8 pieces of executor information and 93 pieces of stock right freezing information, and Pang Qingnian has been restricted from spending 1 14 times.
20 19 who has the highest cross-border popularity in the automobile industry? Pang Qingnian ranks in the top three. Since the car was built in 200 1, Pang Qingnian's M&A expansion has never stopped since 18, and the youth car he led also ushered in the last bright moment with the water and hydrogen car scam. Although Hangzhou Youth Automobile has declared bankruptcy, Youth Automobile Group is still considered by Jinhua Intermediate People's Court that "some core resources still have operational value and there is the possibility of paying off debts". But in any case, Pang Qingnian has completely lost the site of passenger cars.
Li Bin: Founder, Chairman and CEO of Weilai Automobile.
On 20 19, the new car-making forces recalled Hualuo Weilai for the first time, which left a deep impression on the new energy market in China. Besides, es? 8 spontaneous combustion, unfavorable financing, stock price collapse, high-level resignation, large-scale layoffs, etc. All these can directly hit Wei Lai's fate, so Li Bin is called "the worst person in 20 19".
"It's not that bad, we are still good." Li Bin responded at the 20 19 Global Founders Conference held at the end of the year. Perhaps this year, for Li Bin himself, the biggest growth is the change of mentality. "There are many setbacks and difficulties in the process of starting a business. Without a good attitude, you can't help it."
Of course, this year's experience also proved the identity of the prophet Li Bin. In September of 20 18, after the IPO of Weilai was completed, Li Bin mentioned in Weilai Company more than once that "20 19 will be the most difficult year for Weilai". Now it seems that Li Bin was right.
Li Shufu: Chairman of Geely Holding Group
The finale of 20 19 is Li Shufu. This year, under his leadership, Geely Automobile successfully opened a new era of its own brand fuel vehicle "Guoliu B", and the listing of its high-end pure electric vehicle Geometry A also brought new amounts. While Volvo continues to grow against the trend, Geely continues to inject vitality into Proton and Lotus and enhance their overall competitiveness.
From 65438 to 0997, with the dream of "building a good car that ordinary people can afford", Li Shufu founded Geely Automobile, the first private automobile enterprise. 20 19, 1 1 year 10. In October, Geely Automobile beat SAIC-GM and Dongfeng Nissan to become the third largest automobile brand, and Li Shufu once said that "let China cars travel around the world" will soon be realized. Today, Li Shufu and his Geely Automobile Group are invincible.
The weak are wiped out, and the strong live forever. We expect that there will be more subversives in the automobile market in 2020.
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