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On July 21st, 2022, Guanqiu LU, the late founder of Wanxiang Group, was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame (AHF) at the 2022 AHF Induction & Awards Ceremony, in Detriot, Michigan.
Photo by: MINLU ZHANG / CHINA DAILY
An entrepreneur and trailblazer who used his creativity and wits to evolve Wanxiang from a farm equipment depot in the 1960s to a global supplier, Mr. Lu is the first Chinese person to be inducted into the AHF.
Weiding LU, son of Guanqiu LU and current CEO of Wanxiang Group, was in attendance to accept the honor on behalf of his father. Pin NI, Vice-Chair of CGCC, and President of Wanxiang America Corporation, also attended the ceremony.
CGCC sincerely congratulates Mr. Lu, Mr. Ni, and the whole Wanxiang family on this historic induction.
About AHF:
Founded in 1939, the Automotive Hall of Fame has honored more than 700 individuals from around the world who have been impactful and important to the automotive and mobility industries.
About Wanxiang:
Wanxiang Group was founded in 1969. After more than 50 years of development, it has become a modern multinational enterprise and has established a diverse industrial structure focusing on automotive and clean energy. Wanxiang America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wanxiang Group and was founded in 1993.