On July 30, 2012, Wuhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was permeated with joyous atmosphere, where Chery Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony for the new forklift factory. Leaders from the domestic forklift industry and superiors of Chery Automobile attended the ceremony, including Zhang Jie the Secretary General of Industrial Truck Institution of China Construction Machinery Association (CITA for short), Zhang Zhihong the Director of Management Committee of Wuhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Secretary of Yijiang District Party Committee, Xi Nanshan the Deputy Director of Management Committee of Wuhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Director of Yijiang People’s Government, Hu Guangfu the Office Director of Management Committee of Wuhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Planning and Construction Bureau, Yin Tongyue the Chairman of the Board of Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. and Hu Xuejun the Vice General Manager of Chery Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., who unclosed the certain for the opening ceremony of the new factory in which 30000 sets of forklifts would be put into production.

Zhang Jie the Secretary General of Industrial Truck Institution of China Construction Machinery Association (CITA for short) told the media that the industrial vehicle industry in China had entered the best period of development. Chery, one of the leading companies standing for national self-owned brands had always created miracles. She expressed her hope that Chery forklifts could continue to go forward towards the goal of establishing new industrial standards, building excellent national brands and undertaking the mission of rejuvenating the industrial truck industry.

Zhang Zhihong, the Director of Management Committee of Wuhu National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Secretary of Yijiang District Party Committee said that it was proud to own such an excellent enterprise like Chery in Wuhu Hi-Tech Zone. He encouraged Chery to stand at the new starting point, through gathering the efforts of all the workers to progress forward and grasp the developing opportunities, contributing more on the economic development in Wuhu City and Yijiang District as well.