Robotic arms weld the aluminum panels at a Great Wall Motor auto plant in Russia. Great Wall also makes pick-up trucks and sedans. Great Wall announced earlier this month that shipments increased by 15.2% to 1.28 million vehicles last year. Wei took over the debt-plagued Great Wall Automobile Industry Company — the predecessor to the current business — in 1990 when he was only 26. He worked at a carpet factory and a water-pump factory before joining Great Wall.

Source: Forbes January 23, 2022 18:42 UTC