Pay tribute to the Chinese auto people, and deeply remember Comrade Li Gang, a pioneer in the automobile industry

[News-Oxcart Network]

Another pioneer of China's automobile industry left us.

China Automobile Retired Cadres Office learned that Comrade Li Gang, former chairman of China Automobile Industry Corporation (vice ministerial level), died in Beijing at 7:20 on February 9, 2022 at 7:20 on February 9, 2022 at the age of 96 due to ineffective medical treatment.

Li Gang, male, born in 1926, from Fuzhou, Fujian Province. In 1944, he entered the Mechanical Engineering Department of Southwest United University, graduated from Tsinghua University in 1948, and later devoted himself to the revolution. He successively served as the deputy director and fourth director of FAW Technology, the first general manager and the second chairman of China Automobile Industry Corporation.

In 1952, Li Gang was sent to the Soviet Union to prepare for the construction of the first automobile factory in New China. During the work, Li Gang, Meng Shaonong, Chen Zutao and others participated in the approval of the overall design of the Soviet Union aided by FAW on behalf of the Chinese government, responsible for supervising and tracking the design process of the Soviet side, ensuring the progress of FAW's construction and the smooth communication between the two countries.

At the end of 1954, Li Gang finished his work in the Soviet Union, worked in FAW for 29 years, and successively participated in the research and development of various engines such as Jiefang brand engine improvement, Hongqi sedan and rotor piston.

Around 1960, Li Gang led the PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNICAL TRANSFORMATION AND PLANT EXPANSION OF FAW PLANTs for many times, and the annual production capacity of the plant increased from 30,000 to 60,000 vehicles, making outstanding contributions to the change of FAW's production pattern. In addition, Li Gang also went all out to promote the transformation of jiefang trucks and started the second entrepreneurial process of FAW.

In 1982, China National Automobile Industry Corporation was established, and Li Gang served as the general manager and chairman of China Automobile Industry Corporation. In order to solve the situation of "dirty and chaotic" in the automobile industry at that time, Li Gang took the backbone enterprises as the leader and established six associated companies, which opened a new journey for the reform of the system, and the associated companies also completed the transformation from competition to cooperation, and the relationship between enterprises and enterprises was re-straightened out.

Li Gang has been deeply involved in the automotive industry for decades, and has always been committed to promoting the upward development of independent brand business, as early as the 90s of the last century, Li Gang proposed that while introducing foreign models, we must promote independent development. In the process of the transformation of car companies from "open dependence" to "open and autonomous", as well as the issue of independent development of car products, Li Gang has been running for this.

In 2000, Li Gang wrote to Premier Zhu Rongji on how To Develop China's Automobile Industry, and in his letter he clearly pointed out that "it is necessary to concentrate on making up for and innovating in the development of automobile products, so as to pave a broad road for an "open and autonomous" automobile industry." ”

In 2005, Li Gang's report was supported by the government, which was a historic breakthrough and turning point in the automotive industry, and Li Gang also realized the ideal of life that struggled for China's auto industry for life.

The following is a brief introduction of Comrade Li Gang:

In 1926, Li Gang was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province;

In 1944, he entered the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Southwest United University;

In 1948, he graduated from Tsinghua University majoring in automobile and automobile manufacturing and joined the army;

From 1952 to 1954, he went to the Soviet Union and participated in the FAW Working Group of the Ministry of Heavy Industry to prepare for the construction of the first automobile manufacturing plant in New China.

In 1953, he returned to China and served as an engineer and chief of the technical section of THE FAW Engine Branch, in 1965 he was appointed as the deputy chief engineer and director of the planning office of FAW, after the Cultural Revolution, he was appointed as the first deputy director of FAW, and in 1981 he was appointed as the fourth director of FAW.

In 1982, he was appointed general manager of China Automobile Corporation, chairman of the board in 1985, and left in 1987.

In 1982, he was elected as an alternate member of the Central Committee of the 12th National Congress of the Communist Party of China;

From 1987 to 1997, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Economic Committee.

In 2015, it won the first Rao Bin Award of China Automobile Industry.