Yin mingshan biography of williams

In 2009 China overtook the US to become the world's largest car market and, for some, ambitions for the country to become the biggest global exporter is now in their sights.

When I first met him eight years ago, Yin Mingshan was standing on a greasy hillside in the middle of what may be the biggest city in the world, Chongqing, 1,400km (900 miles) up the Yangtze river from Shanghai.

He was in the oily workshop where, 10 years earlier, he and a tiny team had started making motorcycle engines.

Ten years later, his Lifan motorcycles group had become the second-largest manufacturer in China.

Yin mingshan biography of williams

He was a rich man.

This was a big change from the 20 years he had previously spent in prison during the cultural revolution.

Yin Mingshan is a clever man. When he finally got out of prison he started publishing school te