1956 On April 25th, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee held an enlarged meeting to discuss "On Ten Major Relationships". Chairman Mao chimed in halfway and said, "It would be nice to go to the meeting in a car made by ourselves." FAW cadres and workers, represented by Rao Bin, keep in mind the ardent expectations of the leaders of the Republic and take the expectations of the leaders as their mission.

From June 65438 to June 0957, Shi Ruxuan, deputy director of the design department of FAW Group, and Hu Tongxun, an engineer, went to Beijing to look for a prototype car and develop relevant information on domestic cars.

Dongfeng Motor is the first domestic car in China, which was born in May 1958.

Dongfeng Motor is a four-door, six-seat mid-level car, equipped with in-line four cylinders, overhead high-speed engine and four-speed mechanical gearbox, with a maximum horsepower of 70 horsepower and a top speed of 128 km.

The reference prototype of Dongfeng Motor is "simca" of France, and the engine is "Mercedes-Benz 190" of Germany, which is mainly imitated and independently designed. The car is beautiful and generous, full of national style. The front of the car is inlaid with two Chinese characters "Dongfeng" and a golden dragon symbolizing China; On both sides of the front of the car is the "China No.1 Automobile Factory" inscribed by Chairman Mao; The taillights are shaped like "palace lanterns".

1958 May 2 1 day, Chairman Mao watched and took the Dongfeng car in the back garden of Zhongnanhai. Chairman Mao said happily, "I am riding a car made by ourselves."

Dongfeng Motor initiated the era of China automobile industry.