The change of leadership at FAW-Volkswagen has been officially confirmed.
On December 25, FAW-Volkswagen's official WeChat account announced that according to work needs, after research by FAW China, Pan Zhanfu will no longer serve as FAW-Volkswagen's director, party secretary, and general manager from December 25, 2024, and will be transferred back to FAW China. Chen Bin, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and deputy general manager of China First Automobile Group Co., Ltd., will concurrently serve as FAW-Volkswagen's party secretary and general manager.
Chen Bin (file photo)
FAW-Volkswagen said that during Pan Zhanfu's tenure, the automobile industry was in a new development stage of accelerated transformation. Under Pan Zhanfu's leadership, FAW-Volkswagen achieved a breakthrough in leading the development of new energy vehicles, remained the sales champion of joint venture automakers, and became the first domestic passenger car company to produce and sell more than 28 million vehicles.
Chen Bin, who is concurrently serving as the general manager of FAW-Volkswagen, was transferred from Dongfeng Group to FAW in July this year. He was previously the assistant to the president of Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., and the general manager and party secretary of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile Co., Ltd. He led Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile to stop falling and rebound in sales, and was the firefighter of Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile. Industry insiders believe that Chen Bin took up the position at this time with the important task of reversing the declining sales of the joint venture FAW-Volkswagen.
In addition, FAW-Volkswagen announced that Nie Qiang will serve as the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and head of the trade union of FAW-Volkswagen, and will no longer serve as the deputy general manager (business) and general manager and party secretary of FAW-Volkswagen's sales company. Wu Yingkai will replace Comrade Nie Qiang as the deputy general manager (business) and general manager and party secretary of FAW-Volkswagen's sales company.
