Wang Fengying

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Wang Fengying
BornOctober 1970
Baoding, Hebei, China
Education Tianjin Institute of Finance  : B.A./B.Sc. (1991), M.Sc. (Finance) (1999)
OccupationBusiness executive
Employer Great Wall Motor
TitleCEO

Wang Fengying (born Oct. 1970) [1] is a Chinese businesswoman. She is the president of XPeng Motor, and former CEO of Great Wall Motor. [2] [3]

Wang Fengying was born in Baoding in Hebei province in the north of China. [1]

In 1991, Wang earned a bachelor's degree from the Tianjin Institute of Finance, followed by a M.Sc. (majoring Finance) in 1999. [1] [3]

Wang joined Great Wall Motor in 1991, aged 21. [3] [4] In 2003, she became the chief executive (CEO) of Great Wall Motor. [4]

In 2017, she was assessed as being the 62nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. [5] [6] In March 2018, speaking to the National People's Congress, she presented her views about the Great Wall Motor's aim to double their vehicle sales by 2025 to 2 million units annually, helped by the push from increased electric and hybrid plug-in car production. [7]

In 2022, she resigned as vice chairman and general manager of Great Wall Motor. [8] In 2023, she joined XPeng and was appointed as the company's president. [9]

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