China's auto industry rides new wave of smart, electric innovation

STORY: China's auto industry rides new wave of smart, electric innovation DATELINE: July 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China FAW Group 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHOU SHIYING, Vice president of FAW Global R&D Center 3. various of production lines 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO YACHEN, New energy department, FAW Jiefang 5. various of production lines 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG LINGYU, Vice general manager of China FAW Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. 7. various of vehicles 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JIANG HUAISHENG, General Manager, Vitesco Automotive Electronics (Changchun) Co., Ltd. 9. various of China FAW Group STORYLINE: The construction of the First Automotive Works, China's first automotive manufacturing plant and predecessor of FAW Group Co., Ltd., was launched in Changchun on July 15, 1953, marking the beginning of the nation's auto industry. From its first car rolling off the production line to being one of the world's top 500 compan