China FAW—a state enterprise—was founded in 1953. It was headquartered in Changchun, a city in the northeast of China. The founder Rao Bin, the first general manager of FAW, was called “the father of China’s auto”. It was on July 15th, 1956 that the first truck rolled off the production line. It was named Jiefang. Since then, it has ended the history that Chinese people could not make vehicles. In 1958, FAW started producing passenger cars—luxury sedans Hongqi (that means Red Flag), which were the first domestic production of Chinese cars. So FAW is called the cradle of China’s automobile industry.With the reform and opening up at the end of the 20th century, China FAW has got rapid development. It has developed a strong cooperation with foreign counterparts and set up two major joint ventures, FAW-Volkswagen and FAW-Toyota. FAW can produce not only heavy-duty trucks—Jiefang, but also passenger cars, such as Hongqi, Besturn, SUV X80 and so on. It sells under at least 10 different brands including the joint ventures in the markets.The logo of FAW—“Winged 1”—means “first” and “automobile”, and with color of blue on the background, stands for an eagle that spreads its wings flying in the high blue sky.(1)填空题China FAWTime of founding: ____1____.Founder: Rao Bin, the father of ____2____.Headquarter: Changchun, China.

FAW, short for First Automobile Works, is the largest automaker in China. China FAW—a state enterprise—was founded in 1953. It was headquartered in Changchun, a city in the northeast of China. The founder Rao Bin, the first general manager of FAW, was called “the father of China’s auto”. It was on July 15th, 1956 that the first truck rolled off the production line. It was named Jiefang. Since then, it has ended the history that Chinese people could not make vehicles. In 1958, FAW started producing passenger cars—luxury sedans Hongqi (that means Red Flag), which were the first domestic production of Chinese cars. So FAW is called the cradle of China’s automobile industry.

With the reform and opening up at the end of the 20th century, China FAW has got rapid development. It has developed a strong cooperation with foreign counterparts and set up two major joint ventures, FAW-Volkswagen and FAW-Toyota. FAW can produce not only heavy-duty trucks—Jiefang, but also passenger cars, such as Hongqi, Besturn, SUV X80 and so on. It sells under at least 10 different brands including the joint ventures in the markets.

The logo of FAW—“Winged 1”—means “first” and “automobile”, and with color of blue on the background, stands for an eagle that spreads its wings flying in the high blue sky.

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China FAW

Time of founding: ____1____.
Founder: Rao Bin, the father of ____2____.
Headquarter: Changchun, China.