Hongqi is a brand of FAW.
The first Hongqi (Red Flag) car was built by FAW in 1958: 「1958年，“红旗”牌轿车诞生。从此，红旗成为国家领导人和国家重大活动的国事用车」.
Where it sits
Two levels. A figure marks a company boundary crossed; a word means the figure was never published.
Hongqi
68 years, one owner since 1980
The year is coloured by whoever held it at the time.
- 1958 The first Hongqi (Red Flag) car was built by FAW in 1958: 「1958年，“红旗”牌轿车诞生。从此，红旗成为国家领导人和国家重大活动的国事用车」. It was China's state car through the 1960s and 1970s and turned towards the commercial market after reform and opening; FAW relaunched it with a new brand strategy on 8 January 2018. It has been FAW's throughout.
FAW
3 marques
A carmaker that began as the First Automobile Works and is owned by the state through the State Council's assets commission. It runs Hongqi from its own headquarters, builds Bestune through a subsidiary that has taken in outside investors, and holds the majority of its joint venture with Volkswagen, which makes the Jetta brand alongside Volkswagens and Audis.